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Book SynopsisThe
Handbook of Research on Family Business provides a comprehensive first port of call for those wishing to survey progress in the theory and practice of family business research. In response to the extensive growth of family business as a topic of academic inquiry, the principal objective of the
Handbook is to provide an authoritative and scholarly overview of current thinking in this multidisciplinary field.
The contributors examine recent advances in the study of family business, which has undertaken significant strides in terms of theory building, empirical rigour, development of sophisticated survey instruments, systematic measurement of family business activity, use of alternative research methodologies and deployment of robust tools of analysis. A wide selection of empirical studies addressing the current family business research agenda are presented, and issues and topics explored include:
- validation of the protagonist role that family firms play in social-economic spheres;
- operational and definitional issues surrounding what constitutes a family business;
- historical development of the field of family business;
- methodologies encompassing micro and macro perspectives;
- challenges to the orthodox microeconomic view of homo-economicus firms by highlighting the virtues of family influence and social capital.
Comprising contributions from leading researchers credited with shaping the family business agenda, this Handbook will prove an invaluable reference tool for students, researchers, academics and practitioners involved with the family business arena.
Trade Review'. . . this Handbook
is a good example . . . for those interested in giving a more articulated and solid flavour to their research.' -- Andrea Colli, Business History
'The authors have taken a lot of pain in putting this Handbook
together. As the name indicates, this is an excellent Handbook
for researchers.' -- Global Business Review
'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
serves as both an authoritative and comprehensive reference work for researchers investigating family enterprises.' -- A. Bakr Ibrahim, Concordia University, 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 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
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Miguel Angel Gallo Introduction: The Business of Researching Family Enterprises Panikkos Zata Poutziouris, Kosmas X. Smyrnios and Sabine B. Klein PART I: FRONTIERS OF A FAMILY BUSINESS 1. Navigating the Family Business Education Maze Frank Hoy and Pramodita Sharma 2. An Overview of the Field of Family Business Studies: Current Status and Directions for the Future Pramodita Sharma 3. Family Businesses’ Contribution to the US Economy: A Closer Look Joseph H. Astrachan and Melissa Carey Shanker PART II: THEORIZING FAMILY BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS FAMILIES 4. A Unified Systems Perspective of Family Firm Performance Timothy G. Habbershon, Mary Williams and Ian C. MacMillan 5. The Family’s Dynamic Role within Family Business Entrepreneurship Ramona K.Z. Heck, Sharon M. Danes, Margaret A. Fitzgerald, George W. Haynes, Cynthia R. Jasper, Holly L. Schrank, Kathryn Stafford and Mary Winter 6. Critical Leader Relationships in Family Firms Nigel Nicholson and Åsa Björnberg 7. Business Family as a Team: Underlying Force for Sustained Competitive Advantage Lorraine M. Uhlaner 8. Internal Factors of Family Business Performance: An Integrated Theoretical Model Alberto Gimeno Sandig, Gaston J. Labadie, Willem Saris and Xavier Mendoza Mayordomo PART III: FAMILY BUSINESS RESEARCH: METRICS AND METHODOLOGIES 9. The F-PEC Scale of Family Influence: A Proposal for Solving the Family Business Definition Problem Joseph H. Astrachan, Sabine B. Klein and Kosmas X. Smyrnios 10. Identification of Different Types of Private Family Firms Paul Westhead and Carole Howorth 11. From Vision to Variables: A Scorecard to Continue the Professionalization of a Family Firm Ken Moores and Justin Craig 12. Working with Families in Business: A Content Validity Study of the Aspen Family Business Inventory Sandra L. Moncrief-Stuart, Joe Paul and Justin Craig PART IV: FAMILY BUSINESS THEMES IN FOCUS 13. Founder–Successor’s Transition: A Model of Coherent Value Transmission Paths Ercilia García-Álvarez and Jordi López-Sintas 14. Understanding Strategizing in the Family Business Context Annika Hall, Leif Melin and Mattias Nordqvist 15. The Professionalization of Family Firms: Theory and Practice Lucrezia Songini 16. Writing, Implementing and Maintaining Family Protocols Miguel Angel Gallo and Salvatore Tomaselli 17. Generic Models for Family Business Boards of Directors Joseph H. Astrachan, Andrew Keyt, Suzanne Lane and Kristi McMillan 18. Effective Knowledge Transfer in Family Firms Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez and Josep Tàpies 19. Feuding Families: The Management of Conflict in Family Firms Franz W. Kellermanns and Kimberly A. Eddleston PART V: FAMILY BUSINESS SUCCESSION 20. Lost in Time: Intergenerational Succession, Change and Failure in Family Business Danny Miller, Lloyd Steier and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller 21. Towards a Business Family Dynasty: A Lifelong, Continuing Process Johan Lambrecht and Rik Donckels 22. Using the Strategic Planning Process as a Next-Generation Training Tool in Family Business Pietro Mazzola, Gaia Marchisio and Joseph H. Astrachan 23. An Integrated Framework for Testing the Success of the Family Business Succession Process According to Gender Specificity Vassilios D. Pyromalis, George S. Vozikis, Theodoros A. Kalkanteras, Michaela E. Rogdaki and George P. Sigalas PART VI FAMILY BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: GLOBAL AND TRANS-CULTURAL ISSUES 24. Internationalization of Family Businesses through Strategic Alliances: An Exploratory Study Kristin Cappuyns 25. Family and Cultural Forces: Shaping Entrepreneurship and SME Development in China David Pistrui, Wilfred V. Huang, Harold P. Welsch and Zhao Jing 26. Board of Directors in Italian Public Family-Controlled Companies Guido Corbetta and Alessandro Minichilli 27. Family-Firm Relationships in Italian SMEs: Ownership and Governance Issues in a Double-Fold Theoretical Perspective Luca Gnan and Daniela Montemerlo 28. Longevity of Japanese Family Firms Toshio Goto PART VII: FAMILY BUSINESS FINANCE 29. Family Firms and Financial Behavior: How Family Shareholder Preferences Influence Firms’ Financing Myriam Lyagoubi 30. The Structure and Performance of the UK Family Business PLC Economy Panikkos Zata Poutziouris 31. Ownership Structure and Firm Performance: Evidence from Spanish Family Firms Susana Menéndez-Requejo 32. Family Ownership, Corporate Governance and Firm Value: Evidence from the Spanish Market María Sacristán Navarro and Silvia Gómez Ansón Epilogue: Theory Building and the Survival of Family Firms – Three Promising Research Directions Shaker A. Zahra, Sabine B. Klein and Joseph H. Astrachan Index
