Family business / Carole Howorth and Nick Robinson.
"Family businesses are the most common business form in the world, ranging from the millions of small local businesses to giants such as Walmart. This book showcases the crucial contribution that family businesses make to the world economy, and informs students of the existing and potential res...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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| Series: | Routledge master in entrepreneurship.
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| Summary: | "Family businesses are the most common business form in the world, ranging from the millions of small local businesses to giants such as Walmart. This book showcases the crucial contribution that family businesses make to the world economy, and informs students of the existing and potential research in this area. Drawing upon global academic research and case studies, theories of family businesses are explained and prevailing myths and assumptions are tested. Features including exercises linked to case studies develop skills in applying theories in practice. This concise textbook is essential reading for students of family business and useful additional reading for those interested in entrepreneurship more broadly"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315440323 1315440326 9781315440316 1315440318 9781315440309 131544030X 9781315440293 1315440296 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 30, 2020) |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Carole Howorth is Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of York, UK. Nick Robinson is a writer and editor with over 30 years' experience as an entrepreneur, including founding and running family and non-family businesses. |