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Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit: a transaction cost perspective

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Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit: a transaction cost perspective. / Madanoglu, Melih; Memili, Esra; De Massis, Alfredo Vittorio.
In: Small Business Economics, 07.01.2019.

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Madanoglu, M, Memili, E & De Massis, AV 2019, 'Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit: a transaction cost perspective', Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-00131-8

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Madanoglu, M., Memili, E., & De Massis, A. V. (2019). Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit: a transaction cost perspective. Small Business Economics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-00131-8

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Madanoglu M, Memili E, De Massis AV. Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit: a transaction cost perspective. Small Business Economics. 2019 Jan 7. Epub 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s11187-018-00131-8

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Madanoglu, Melih ; Memili, Esra ; De Massis, Alfredo Vittorio. / Home-based family firms, spousal ownership, and business exit : a transaction cost perspective. In: Small Business Economics. 2019.

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