Understanding the small family business

By: Fletcher, Denise E [Editor]Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002Description: xiii, 224 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0415250536 (alk. paper); 9780415250535Subject(s): Family-owned business enterprises | Small businessDDC classification: 338.642 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Foreword / David J. Storey -- Introduction: 'family' as a discursive resource for understanding the small family business / Denise E. Fletcher -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes Bibliography, Index.

Foreword / David J. Storey --
Introduction: 'family' as a discursive resource for understanding the small family business / Denise E. Fletcher --
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 --
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 --
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.

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.

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