Social structures, social relationships, and family firms

In this introduction, we observe that the study of social structures and social relationships constitutes a common theme among the articles and commentaries contained within this special issue on Theories of Family Enterprise. Individuals and organizations are embedded in complex networks of social...

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Main Authors: Chrisman, J.J (Author), Chua, J.H (Author), Steier, L.P (Author), Zellweger, T.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2019
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