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Performance and Behavior of Family Firms

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  • Esra Memili

    (Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 370 Bryan, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA)

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This Guest Editor’s note reflects on the contributions of each article in the Special Issue on family firms’ behavior and performance. Building on this, several under-researched areas concerning family involvement in businesses are identified and the resulting impact on firm behavior and performance is explained. Finally, future research directions and insights for practitioners are outlined.

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  • Esra Memili, 2015. "Performance and Behavior of Family Firms," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-8, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijfss:v:3:y:2015:i:3:p:423-430:d:55517
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