Work Family Conflict in New Business Ventures: The Moderating Effects of Spousal Commitment to the New Business VentureFootnote^*

^*Supported, in part, through the Family Owned Business Institute Research Scholar Award, Seidman School of Business, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station Hatch Project no. 4709. Minnesota and Iowa Small Business Development Centers provided support through sampling and data collection.

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