Understanding the Small Family Business

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Foreword xi
• Introduction 1
• Part I - A Rationality Discourse in Studies of the Small Family Business 17
• 1 - The Scale and Nature of Family Businesses 19
• 2 - Towards an Understanding of Strategy Processes in Small Family Businesses 32
• 3 - Energising Entrepreneurship 46
• Part II - A Resource-Based Discourse in Studies of the Small Family Business 59
• 4 - Work-To-Family Conflict 61
• 5 - Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Family Enterprises 75
• 6 - The Dynamics of Family Firms 94
• 7 - The Financial Affairs of Smaller Family Companies 111
• 8 - Training and Hrm Strategies in Small Family-Owned Businesses 127
• 9 - The Emergence of Leaders in Family Business 138

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Foreword xi
• Introduction 1
• Part I - A Rationality Discourse in Studies of the Small Family Business 17
• 1 - The Scale and Nature of Family Businesses 19
• 2 - Towards an Understanding of Strategy Processes in Small Family Businesses 32
• 3 - Energising Entrepreneurship 46
• Part II - A Resource-Based Discourse in Studies of the Small Family Business 59
• 4 - Work-To-Family Conflict 61
• 5 - Understanding the Emotional Dynamics of Family Enterprises 75
• 6 - The Dynamics of Family Firms 94
• 7 - The Financial Affairs of Smaller Family Companies 111
• 8 - Training and Hrm Strategies in Small Family-Owned Businesses 127
• 9 - The Emergence of Leaders in Family Business 138
• Part III - A Critical Discourse in Studies of the Small Family Business 155
• 10 - Exploring the Connection 157
• 11 - A Household-Based Approach to the Small Business Family 168
• 12 - Emotions and the Moral Order of Farm Business Families in Finland 180
• Bibliography 192
• Index 215