Blending in while standing out: Selective conformity and new product introduction in family firms

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 206-230

  Mazzelli, Ambra ^a   Kotlar, Josip ^b   De Massis, Alfredo ^b,c  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformity; Family business; Goals; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047658494     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1042258717748651     Document Type: Article

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