Family Influence and R&D Spending in Dutch Manufacturing SMEs: The Role of Identity and Socioemotional Decision Considerations

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 588-608

  Brinkerink, Jasper ^a   Bammens, Yannick ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; MANUFACTURE;

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FAMILY FIRMS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATIONS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SURVEY DATA;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 85048059296     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12428     Document Type: Article

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