Understanding the small family business (Record no. 12149)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0415250536 (alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780415250535 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.642 |
| Item number | UND |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Fletcher, Denise E. ; |
| Relator term | Editor |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Understanding the small family business |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Routledge, |
| Year of publication | 2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 224 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Bibliography, Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Foreword / David J. Storey --<br/>Introduction: 'family' as a discursive resource for understanding the small family business / Denise E. Fletcher --<br/>pt. I. A rationality discourse in studies of the small family business. 1. The scale and nature of family businesses / Paul Westhead, Marc Cowling, David J. Storey and Carole Howorth. 2. Towards an understanding of strategy processes in small family businesses: a multi-rational perspective / Annika Hall. 3. Energising entrepreneurship: ideological tensions in the medium-sized family business / Bengt Johannisson --<br/>pt. II. A resource-based discourse in studies of the small family business. 4. Work-to-family conflict: a comparison of American and Australian family and non-family business owners / Kosmas X. Smyrnios, Claudio A. Romano, George A. Tanewski, Paul Karofsky, Robert Millen and Mustafa R. Yilmaz. 5. Understanding the emotional dynamics of family enterprises / Barbara Murray. 6. The dynamics of family firms: an institutional perspective on corporate governance and strategic change / Mattias Nordqvist and Leif Melin. 7. The financial affairs of smaller family companies / Panikkos Zata Poutziouris. 8. Training and HRM strategies in small family-owned businesses: an empirical overview / Harry Matlay. 9. The emergence of leaders in family business / Jill Thomas --<br/>pt. III. A critical discourse in studies of the small family business. 10. Exploring the connection: ethnic minority businesses and the family enterprise / Monder Ram and Trevor Jones. 11. A household-based approach to the small business family / Susan Baines, Jane Wheelock and Elizabeth Oughton. 12. Emotions and the moral order of farm business families in Finland / Saija Katila. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | It is estimated that family businesses comprise between sixty and ninety percent of all firms in Europe and the US. This book makes an important contribution to the understanding of small family firms by bringing together a number of key themes in management/organization studies. Reviewing a range of theoretical approaches, examining key literature and drawing from an international range of primary research, it also points to the future of research in this arena, and indicates how support and policy initiatives may be directed in the future. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Family-owned business enterprises. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Small business. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0650/2002067986-d.html |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Permanent Reference |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Permanent Reference | 27/03/2007 | Purchased | 13600.00 | 338.642 UND | 010386 | Permanent Reference |