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Family control and SMEs characteristics: empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo

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Family control and SMEs characteristics: empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo. / Cassia, Lucio; De Massis, Alfredo; Kotlar, Josip.
In: International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011, p. 15-22.

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Cassia, L, De Massis, A & Kotlar, J 2011, 'Family control and SMEs characteristics: empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo', International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 15-22. <http://www.ijbmss-ng.com/IJBMSS-ng-Abstract-vol2-no2-pp15-22.pdf>

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Cassia, L., De Massis, A., & Kotlar, J. (2011). Family control and SMEs characteristics: empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences, 2(2), 15-22. http://www.ijbmss-ng.com/IJBMSS-ng-Abstract-vol2-no2-pp15-22.pdf

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Cassia L, De Massis A, Kotlar J. Family control and SMEs characteristics: empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences. 2011;2(2):15-22.

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Cassia, Lucio ; De Massis, Alfredo ; Kotlar, Josip. / Family control and SMEs characteristics : empirical evidence from the Province of Bergamo. In: International Journal of Business, Management and Social Sciences. 2011 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 15-22.

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