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Women in Family Business
New Perspectives, Contexts and Roles
9781802206357 Edward Elgar Publishing
This forward-thinking book provides an invaluable contribution to the burgeoning field of research on women in family business. Combining academic rigour with first-hand narrative accounts, Women in Family Business explores classic family business concerns while considering how gender, feminism and cultural differences play a part in these organisations.
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This forward-thinking book provides an invaluable contribution to the burgeoning field of research on women in family business. Combining academic rigour with first-hand narrative accounts, Women in Family Business explores classic family business concerns while considering how gender, feminism and cultural differences play a part in these organisations.
Adopting a multidisciplinary method of inquiry, the book’s editors bring together expert researchers from across the globe to analyse and assess a variety of family business organisations. Chapters explore the gender equality difference between family and non-family firms, daughters’ succession in Chinese family businesses, the development and functioning of spousal ownership teams and how daughters in Saudi Arabian family firms are conquering gender constraints. Through quantitative data analysis, literature reviews and in-depth case studies, this book provides important insights into women in family businesses in specific contexts and offers inspiring suggestions for future research.
Women in Family Business will be a crucial read for students, academics and researchers interested in family business, entrepreneurship, gender studies, business and management, politics and public policy, and development studies. Producing key practical recommendations for the future of women in family business, this book will also prove highly beneficial for business advisors as well as members of family and non-family businesses.
Adopting a multidisciplinary method of inquiry, the book’s editors bring together expert researchers from across the globe to analyse and assess a variety of family business organisations. Chapters explore the gender equality difference between family and non-family firms, daughters’ succession in Chinese family businesses, the development and functioning of spousal ownership teams and how daughters in Saudi Arabian family firms are conquering gender constraints. Through quantitative data analysis, literature reviews and in-depth case studies, this book provides important insights into women in family businesses in specific contexts and offers inspiring suggestions for future research.
Women in Family Business will be a crucial read for students, academics and researchers interested in family business, entrepreneurship, gender studies, business and management, politics and public policy, and development studies. Producing key practical recommendations for the future of women in family business, this book will also prove highly beneficial for business advisors as well as members of family and non-family businesses.
Critical Acclaim
‘This insightful book sheds light on the evolving roles of women in family businesses across countries and cultures. The international perspectives from some of the leading researchers in the field highlight progress, while illuminating opportunities to improve current knowledge and organizational practices. An important read for scholars and practitioners alike.’
– Torsten Pieper, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US
‘This book is an important contribution to gender studies. It provides an excellent overview of the prevailing variance in gender equality around the world. Comprehensive reviews complement research using big data sets and carefully designed case studies to present a vivid picture of the rapidly shifting gender dynamics in our professional world. A must-read for business leaders eager to build strong diverse teams and for policy makers and educators passionate about pursuing the United Nations gender equality goals.’
– Pramodita Sharma, University of Vermont, US
– Torsten Pieper, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US
‘This book is an important contribution to gender studies. It provides an excellent overview of the prevailing variance in gender equality around the world. Comprehensive reviews complement research using big data sets and carefully designed case studies to present a vivid picture of the rapidly shifting gender dynamics in our professional world. A must-read for business leaders eager to build strong diverse teams and for policy makers and educators passionate about pursuing the United Nations gender equality goals.’
– Pramodita Sharma, University of Vermont, US
Contributors
Contributors include: Jan-Philipp Ahrens, Haya Al-Dajani, Sara Alshareef, Gry Agnete Alsos, Mary Barrett, Giovanna Campopiano, Jim Cater, Jolien Huybrechts, Ulla Hytti, Nan Jiang, Rosemarie Kay, Aleš Kubíček, Jean S.K. Lee, Ondřej Machek, Olimpia Meglio, Freya Onneken, André Pahnke, Nadeera Ranabahu, Maren Rottler, Pekka Stenholm, Robert Strohmeyer, Mariateresa Torchia, Friederike Welter, Huiping Xian, Marilyn Young, Guozhen Zhao
