Understanding Family Businesses Undiscovered Approaches, Unique Pers

Businesses owned and operated by families constitute the vast majority of firms around the world.  These firms are found in all industrial segments, from retail and service establishments to heavy manufacturers. Their sizes and revenues range from th

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International Studies in Entrepreneurship Series Editors: Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University Fairfax, VA, USA David B. Audretsch Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6149

Alan L. Carsrud



Malin Brännback

Editors

Understanding Family Businesses Undiscovered Approaches, Unique Perspectives, and Neglected Topics

Editors Alan L. Carsrud Ted Rogers School of Management Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario, Canada [email protected]

Malin Brännback School of Business and Economics Åbo Akademi University Turku, Finland [email protected]

ISBN 978-1-4614-0910-6 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-0911-3 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0911-3 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938279 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

First, we want to acknowledge those who are engaged in family business for encouraging us to address topics not normally covered in the family business research literature. Next, we want to thank our various colleagues who delivered on our requests for thought-provoking chapters. We want to acknowledge the support of our universities for their financial support of our work on family business and this book. Finally, we want to thank our own families who have patiently supported us in this project as we spent time away from them working on this book.

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Where Have We Been and Where We Should Be Going in Family Business Research ................................................................. Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brännback Family Business: A Global Perspective from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor .................................................................... Charles H. Matthews, Diana Hechavarria, and Mark T. Schenkel

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Intentions in the Family Business: The Role of Family Norms ......... Malin Brännback and Alan L. Carsrud

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Identity Dynamics in the Family Business Context: A Novel(’s) Perspective .......................................................................... Björn Kjellander, Mattias Nordqvist, and Friederike Welter

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Love, Hate, and Desire: The Role of Emotional Mes