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Same same but different: regional coherence between institutions and policies in family firm succession

Regina Lenz, +1 more
- 04 Mar 2021 - 
- Vol. 29, Iss: 3, pp 536-555
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In this paper, a family firm succession increasingly poses a challenge to both firm continuity and firm continuity, due to demographic and societal changes, family firms represent the backbone of regional economies in Europe.
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Family firms represent the backbone of regional economies in Europe. Yet, due to demographic and societal changes, family firm succession increasingly poses a challenge to both firm continuity and ...

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