African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Firm performance and economic crisis: Family versus non-family businesses in Italy

Francesca Maria Cesaroni
  • Francesca Maria Cesaroni
  • Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, v. Saffi 42, 61029 - Urbino (PU), Italy.
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Denisse Chamochumbi
  • Denisse Chamochumbi
  • Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, v. Saffi 42, 61029 - Urbino (PU), Italy.
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Annalisa Sentuti
  • Annalisa Sentuti
  • Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, v. Saffi 42, 61029 - Urbino (PU), Italy.
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  •  Received: 04 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 11 May 2017
  •  Published: 14 June 2017

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