Long-term orientation in family firms: A Bayesian analysis of R&D spending

Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting: The Questions We Ask, AOM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Block, Jörn H ^a   Thams, Andreas ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Family firms; Long term orientation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BAYESIAN APPROACHES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FAMILY FIRMS; KEY VARIABLES; LONG-TERM ORIENTATION; LONG-TERM PROJECTS; STRATEGY RESEARCH;

COMPETITION;

EID: 85087244356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2008.33650009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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