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This book is a compilation of articles that focus on the relationship between family and business. It reviews a range of theoretical approaches and examines key literature to provide an understanding of small family businesses. The book also points to the future of research in this area and indicates ways that support and policy initiatives may be directed in the future.
It is estimated that family businesses comprise between 60-90 per cent of all firms in Europe and the United States. This book makes a contribution to the understanding of small family firms by bringing together a number of key themes in management/organization studies. Reviewing a range of theoretical approaches, examining key literature and drawing from an international range of primary research, it also points to the future of research in this arena and indicates how support and policy initiatives may be directed in the future. Review: Collected articles tackle the complex relationship between family and business and the dominant factors that lead to the success or failure of such an enterprise.. -Business Horizons