Bauweraerts, Jonathan ; Université de Mons > Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et de Gestion > Service de Comptabilité,Audit, Risk management et Entrepreneuriat
Sciascia, Salvatore
Naldi, Lucia
Mazzola, Pietro
Language :
English
Title :
Family CEO and board service: Turning the tide for export scope in family SMEs
Publication date :
21 August 2019
Journal title :
International Business Review
ISSN :
0969-5931
Publisher :
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
28
Issue :
5
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Research unit :
W711 - Comptabilité, Audit, Risk management et Entrepreneuriat
Research institute :
R250 - Institut de recherche pour le Développement sociétal et territorial
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