Description |
1 online resource (v, 108 pages) |
Series |
New studies in economic and social history |
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New studies in economic and social history.
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Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Family business: nature and structure -- In search of a definition: quality and quantity -- Changing perspectives on family firms -- 2. Geographical, sectoral, and dimensional distribution of family firms -- Stages of the industrialisation process -- Industry typology -- Financial systems -- Institutional framework -- Culture -- Families, firms, and ideologies -- 3. Family firms in the era of managerial enterprise -- Which role for family firms? The traditional view -- Which role for the family firm? Toward a new perspective -- Old problems, open questions: leadership succession, corporate governance, and path dependence -- 4. Conclusions |
Summary |
"In this new textbook, Andrea Colli gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business, examining through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, inside different political and institutional contexts. He compares the performance of family businesses with that of other economic organisations, and looks at how these enterprises have contributed to the evolution of contemporary industrial capitalism. Central to his discussion are the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, how it evolved historically, the different forms it has taken over time, and how it has contributed to the growth of single economies. The book summarises previous research into family business, and situates many aspects of family business - such as their strategies, contribution, failure, and decline - in an economic, social, political, and institutional context. It will be of key interest to students of economic history and business studies."--Jacket |
Notes |
Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 16, 2007) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Family-owned business enterprises -- Management
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Management.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Management
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Familienbetrieb
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2009659025 |
ISBN |
0511119232 |
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9780511119231 |
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0511077882 |
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9780511077883 |
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9780511615009 |
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0511615000 |
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9786610162802 |
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6610162808 |
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