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The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship

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The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship. / De Massis, Alfredo; Kotlar, Josip.
In: Journal of Family Business Strategy, Vol. 5, No. 1, 03.2014, p. 15-29.

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De Massis, A & Kotlar, J 2014, 'The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship', Journal of Family Business Strategy, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2014.01.007

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De Massis, A., & Kotlar, J. (2014). The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 5(1), 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2014.01.007

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De Massis A, Kotlar J. The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship. Journal of Family Business Strategy. 2014 Mar;5(1):15-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2014.01.007

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De Massis, Alfredo ; Kotlar, Josip. / The case study method in family business research : guidelines for qualitative scholarship. In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 2014 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 15-29.

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