Links between entrepreneurial culture, innovation, and performance: The moderating role of family firms

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 819-835

  Leal Rodríguez, Antonio L ^a   Albort Morant, Gema ^b   Martelo Landroguez, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business performance; Entrepreneurial culture; Family business; Innovation outcomes; Partial least squares

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997783015     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-016-0426-3     Document Type: Article

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