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The study of organizational behavior in family business. / Gagne, Marylène ; Sharma, Pramodita; De Massis, Alfredo.
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 5, 2014, p. 643-656.

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Gagne, M, Sharma, P & De Massis, A 2014, 'The study of organizational behavior in family business', European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 643-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2014.906403

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Gagne, M., Sharma, P., & De Massis, A. (2014). The study of organizational behavior in family business. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23(5), 643-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2014.906403

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Gagne M, Sharma P, De Massis A. The study of organizational behavior in family business. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 2014;23(5):643-656. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2014.906403

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Gagne, Marylène ; Sharma, Pramodita ; De Massis, Alfredo. / The study of organizational behavior in family business. In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 2014 ; Vol. 23, No. 5. pp. 643-656.

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