The emergence of bifurcation bias from unbalanced families: Examining HR practices in the family firm using circumplex theory

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 18-32

  Daspit, Joshua J ^a   Madison, Kristen ^a   Barnett, Tim ^a   Long, Rebecca G ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation bias; Circumplex theory; Family system; HR practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020114260     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2017.05.003     Document Type: Article

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