Negotiating the female successor–leader role within family business succession in China

Huiping Xian; Nan Jiang; Maura McAdam

International Small Business Journal · 2020-10-08 · Issue: 2021-03
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Evidence limits: Twenty qualitative interviews with actual or potential female successors in China reveal situated identity processes; they do not establish population frequencies or universal cultural traits.
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