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Family Business and Innovation on Internationalisation Process

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This study aims to elaborate the importance of family business and innovation based on the internationalisation process. Some important elements are discussed such as the nature of family business, characteristics of family business and critical success factors of family business. Then it is followed by the relationship of family business and internationalisation and finally on the family firm innovation. The content analysis is adopted to elaborate the subject of family business, innovation and internationalisation and refer it precisely to the previous literature.

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  1. Business School Lausanne, Chavannes-Près-Renens, Switzerland

    Abdullah N. Almana & Timothy Connerton

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    Léo-Paul Dana

  3. Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi, Medan, Indonesia

    Muhammad Dharma Tuah Putra Nasution

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Almana, A.N., Connerton, T. (2023). Family Business and Innovation on Internationalisation Process. In: Rafiki, A., Dana, LP., Nasution, M.D.T.P. (eds) Open Innovation in Small Business. Contributions to Environmental Sciences & Innovative Business Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5142-0_17

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