The Internationalisation of Family Firms: the Role of the Ownership Structure and the Composition of Top Management Team
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family firms; top management team; ownership structure; internationalisation; export;All these keywords.
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- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
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