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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254923903321

Autore

Del Giudice Manlio

Titolo

Understanding Family-Owned Business Groups : Towards a Pluralistic Approach / / by Manlio Del Giudice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9783319422435

331942243X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 189 p. 7 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth, , 2662-365X

Disciplina

658.022

Soggetti

Family-owned business enterprises

Corporate governance

International economic integration

Globalization

International economic relations

Family Business

Corporate Governance

Emerging Markets and Globalization

International Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Untangling the Origins of Family Business -- 2. Family Business Between Family and Business: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives -- 3. From Family Businesses to Business Groups -- 4. Emerging Markets: Institutional Problems and Entrepreneurial Models -- 5. Business Groups in Emerging Markets.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses the increasing prominence of family-owned business groups and their potential to influence growth and development in the global economy. Family businesses are not necessarily converging towards unitary models of corporate governance or organizational designs, but remain heterogeneous in a global economy. Empirical evidence on the developmental effects of family-



owned business groups is fragmented and inconclusive: are there tangible differences between family-owned business groups in emerging economies and developed countries? Are there important variations across and between industries? How have geopolitical circumstances shaped their activities? In this book, the author seeks alternative, pluralistic, and cross-disciplinary approaches through economic, management, and organizational perspectives. This book provides readers with a core understanding of how both corporate governance and business strategy are shaped by the institutional frameworks of markets, as well as knowledge into how institutional context shapes the governance and strategies of family business groups. It is an invaluable reference tool for scholars and students in the social sciences, as well as professionals involved in strategic management issues within a knowledge management context.