Bauweraerts, Jonathan ; Université de Mons > Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et de Gestion > Service de Comptabilité,Audit, Risk management et Entrepreneuriat
Pongelli, Claudia
Sciascia, Salvatore
Mazzola, Pietro
Minichilli, Alessandro
Language :
English
Title :
Transforming Entrepreneurial Orientation into Performance in Family SMEs: Are Nonfamily CEOs Better than Family CEOs?
Publication date :
18 February 2021
Journal title :
Journal of Small Business Management
ISSN :
0047-2778
Publisher :
Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom
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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