Decreasing the Effects of Relationship Conflict on Family Businesses: The Moderating Role of Family Climate

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 25-51

  Nosé, Lavinia ^a   Korunka, Christian ^a   Frank, Hermann ^b   Danes, Sharon M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptability; cohesion; family climate; open communication; relationship conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002243973     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X15573869     Document Type: Article

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