Unexpected Successor in Family Firms: Opportunity or Trap for Women?

Angel L. Meroño-Cerdán

Journal of Family and Economic Issues · 2022-03-05 · Issue: 2023-06
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Evidence limits: Cluster analysis of 177 Spanish SME family firms describes associations and retrospective succession circumstances, not a causal estimate of women’s leadership performance.
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