Family Business

ISBN-13: 9781138217478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 178 str.

Carole Howorth; Nick Robinson

Opis

Family businesses are the most common business form in the world, ranging from the millions of small local businesses to giants such as Walmart. This book showcases the crucial contribution that family businesses make to the world economy, and informs students of the existing and potential research in this area.

Spis treści

1. What’s So Special About Family Business? 2. Nothing so Practical as Good Theory 3. Family Firms: Same or Different? 4. Professionalization and Governance 5. Families in Business: Expansion and Entrepreneurship 6. Succession Issues and Alternatives 7. Succession Processes and the Next Generation 8. Finance, Investment and Shareholding 9. Community, Philanthropy, and Social Responsibility 10. Longevity and the Future for Family Firms