De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families

The De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families is a comprehensive reference work that explores the unique dynamics of family firms, challenging the traditional notion of the single firm-single family. It focuses on business families rather than the narrower construct of family businesses and examines the interactions between individuals with family ties, multiple businesses, formal rules, processes, and the institutionalization of wealth and business families in society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 599 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2023
Publisher: De Gruyter

The management field is increasingly acknowledging the prevalence of family firms worldwide, which operate distinctively from non-family firms upon which most current management theories are built. To address this gap, the De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families brings together esteemed scholars from various disciplines, offering fresh insights into emerging research themes relevant to business families. By integrating new perspectives from adjacent fields, the handbook strives to advance the understanding and study of family businesses.

Challenging the traditional notion of a single firm and single family, the handbook emphasizes the broader scope of business families, encompassing individuals who may own or control multiple businesses, as well as substantial wealth in the form of financial and non-financial assets. This handbook focuses on the dynamics between family members, the challenges of managing multiple businesses within a family, the adoption of formal rules and processes for joint activities, and the institutionalization of wealth and business families in society.

The contributions in this handbook delve into the often overlooked aspects of family ties that influence the interplay between family and business. It explores the unique dynamics of business families with multiple businesses, shedding light on the strategies and challenges they face. Additionally, it examines how these families establish formal rules and processes to govern their joint activities and contribute to the broader institutionalization of wealth and business families.

By filling a gap in the family business research literature, the De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families serves as an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate-level students interested in exploring the complexities and dynamics of family-owned businesses. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of the field, offering valuable insights and perspectives that will contribute to the ongoing development of management theories and practices.

Weight: 1120g
Dimension: 243 x 180 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783110727814