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Look in to look out: Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19

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Look in to look out: Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19. / Kleine, Rebecca Vanessa Alguera; Ge, Bingbing; De Massis, Alfredo.
In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 63, No. 3, 31.10.2024, p. 993-1018.

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Kleine, RVA, Ge, B & De Massis, A 2024, 'Look in to look out: Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19', Small Business Economics, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 993-1018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00846-3

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Kleine, R. V. A., Ge, B., & De Massis, A. (2024). Look in to look out: Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19. Small Business Economics, 63(3), 993-1018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00846-3

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Kleine RVA, Ge B, De Massis A. Look in to look out: Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19. Small Business Economics. 2024 Oct 31;63(3):993-1018. Epub 2023 Dec 7. doi: 10.1007/s11187-023-00846-3

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Kleine, Rebecca Vanessa Alguera ; Ge, Bingbing ; De Massis, Alfredo. / Look in to look out : Strategy and Family Business Identity during Covid-19. In: Small Business Economics. 2024 ; Vol. 63, No. 3. pp. 993-1018.

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