Handbook of Research on Family Business

By: Panikklos Zata Poutziouris (Editor), Kosmas X. Smyrnios (Editor), Sabine B. Rau (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 January 2006

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In response to the extensive growth of family business as a topic of academic inquiry, the principal objective of the book is to provide an authoritative overview of current thinking in this field.

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'The Handbook of Research on Family Business has collected and synthesized a broad variety of topics by notable researchers who share a common dedication to family business research. This Handbook provides a comprehensive treatment that advances the frontiers of knowledge in family business, provoking valuable thoughts and discussion. The Handbook will serve as both an authoritative and comprehensive reference work for researchers investigating family enterprises.' - A. Bakr Ibrahim, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 'Although family business research is a young discipline it is both necessary and important. For the wellbeing and future development of our society the survival of prosperous and passionate family business entrepreneurs is indispensable. In order to help the families in business to better understand how to succeed with their enterprises we need qualified and updated research. This book is the answer!' - Hans-Jacob Bonnier, Bonnier Business Press Group, Sweden and 6th Generation Chairman of the Family Business Network - International 'This Handbook is a unique compilation of the most important and the best recent family business research. The field has grown so rapidly that this effort will be a mark for the research to follow. The Elgar Handbook of Research on Family Business will be the reference for scholars in family business for many years to come. It will also stimulate new ideas in research.' - John L. Ward, IMD, Switzerland and Northwestern University, US

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Introduction : the business of researching family enterprises	p. 1
Navigating the family business education maze	p. 11
An overview of the field of family business studies : current status and directions for the future	p. 25
Family businesses' contribution to the US economy : a closer look	p. 56
A unified systems perspective of family firm performance	p. 67
The family's dynamic role within family business entrepreneurship	p. 80
Critical leader relationships in family firms	p. 106
Business family as a team : underlying force for sustained competitive advantage	p. 125
Internal factors of family business performance : an integrated theoretical model	p. 145
The F-PEC scale of family influence : a proposal for solving the family business definition problem	p. 167
Identification of different types of private family firms	p. 180
From vision to variables : a scorecard to continue the professionalization of a family firm	p. 196
Working with families in business : a content validity study of the Aspen family business inventory	p. 215
Founder-successor's transition : a model of coherent value transmission paths	p. 237
Understanding strategizing in the family business context	p. 253
The professionalization of family firms : theory and practice	p. 269
Formulating, implementing and maintaining family protocols	p. 298
Generic models for family business boards of directors	p. 317
Effective knowledge transfer in family firms	p. 343
Feuding families : the management of conflict in family firms	p. 358
Lost in time : intergenerational succession, change and failure in family business	p. 371
Towards a business family dynasty : a lifelong, continuing process	p. 388
Using the strategic planning process as a next-generation training tool in family business	p. 402
An integrated framework for testing the success of the family business succession process according to gender specificity	p. 422
Internationalization of family businesses through strategic alliances : an exploratory study	p. 445
Family and cultural forces : shaping entrepreneurship and SME development in China	p. 460
Board of directors in Italian public family-controlled companies	p. 488
Family-firm relationships in Italian SMEs : ownership and governance issues in a double-fold theoretical perspective	p. 501
Longevity of Japanese family firms	p. 517
Family firms and financial behavior : how family shareholder preferences influence firms' financing	p. 537
The structure and performance of the UK family business PLC economy	p. 552
Ownership structure and firm performance : evidence from Spanish family firms	p. 575
Family ownership, corporate governance and firm value : evidence from the Spanish market	p. 593
Epilogue : theory building and the survival of family firms - three promising research directions	p. 614
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