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Whither Family Business?
Author(s) -
Schulze William S.,
Gedajlovic Eric R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00887.x
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , family business , context (archaeology) , diversity (politics) , sociology , state (computer science) , public relations , political science , geography , marketing , business , computer science , anthropology , archaeology , mathematics , algorithm , pure mathematics
The family enterprise is capturing increased interest from scholars around the world. Yet research about family business is in its infancy and the diversity of theories and perspectives represented in the developing literature portray a cluttered and conflicted landscape. In the following, we provide background, discuss the state of the field, and place in context the articles that are featured in this special issue. Critical questions facing the field are also addressed.