The Strategic Resources and Competitive Performance of Family-Owned and Non-Family-Owned Firms in the Retail Business of Los Angeles

Chi Zhang1, Zeng Qing-jun1, Charles Chen2, Stavros Sindakis3,4, Sakshi Aggarwal5, Nipun Dhaulta5
1Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences By the Ministry of Education: Research Center for Economy of Upper Reaches of the Yangtse River, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, China
2College of Business and Information Technology, University of Phoenix, Kapolei, USA
3School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece
4National Research Base of Intelligent Manufacturing Service, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, China
5Institute of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Education for Growth, Pafos, Cyprus

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