Entrepreneurship in Family Business

Cases from China
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-04303-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 173 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 4144 g

Reihe: International Studies in Entrepreneurship

This book presents an excellent analysis of how a family business is different from other forms of organization and especially its peculiarities in relation to entrepreneurship. Focusing on small and medium-sized second-generation Chinese family businesses this book provides an in-depth analysis on the relationship between the firms’ family attributes – or “familiness” as conceptualized in this book – and entrepreneurial processes, which leads to different outcomes. Eight cases from China are presented in this book and a dual-level approach is proposed for research on entrepreneurship in family businesses, emphasising both firm processes and the role of individual owner-managers. Readers will also find several useful policy and practice-oriented perspectives in this book.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shi, Henry X

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptualisation.- 3. Methods and methodology.- 4. Research settings.- 5. Family orientation, market orientation.- 6. Opportunity and Innovation.- 7. Ability and motivation.- 8. Discussion and conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Henry X. Shi is Lecturer in Management at the University of Auckland Business School and Research Associate with the New Zealand Asia Institute. He has a PhD in Management from the University of Auckland, a Master of International Business from the University of Melbourne and an advanced teaching qualification from the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the evolution of socio-economic contexts and its impact on entrepreneurship and innovation in SMEs, particularly through family businesses and is frequently comparative across the Asia-Pacific region.