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Ireland, R. D., Chirico, F., Akhter, N., Rondi, E., & Ijaz, R. (2026). The show must go on: Preserving the legacy business through exit in family business portfolio firms. Academy of Management Perspectives, 40(1), 150–178. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2023.0293

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