This historical and comparative overview of family business examines the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, as well as different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli compares the performance of family businesses with that of other economic organizations, and looks at how these enterprises have contributed to the evolution of contemporary industrial capitalism. He also analyzes the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family businesses.
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"In The History of Family Business, 1850-2000, Andrea Colli presents a clear, systematic analysis, both historical and theoretical, of the emergence and persistence of the family firm." Business History Review
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This textbook gives a historical and comparative overview of family business. It examines through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, inside different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli also compares the performance of family businesses with that of other economic organizations, and looks at how these enterprises have contributed to the evolution of contemporary industrial capitalism. He discusses the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, how it has evolved historically, and how it has contributed to the growth of individual economies.
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Despite its relevance, a useful definition of the family firm is elusive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dynastic motive, specialised producers, personal capitalism, family capitalism, industrialisation process, family firms, proprietary capitalism, managerial enterprise, third industrial revolutions, leadership succession, managerial capitalism, salaried managers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second World War, Great Britain, Alfred Chandler, East Asia New!
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Despite its relevance, a useful definition of the family firm is elusive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dynastic motive, specialised producers, personal capitalism, family capitalism, industrialisation process, family firms, proprietary capitalism, managerial enterprise, third industrial revolutions, leadership succession, managerial capitalism, salaried managers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second World War, Great Britain, Alfred Chandler, East Asia New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Family Business (International Library of Critical Writings in Business History, 113) by Mary B. Rose on 8 pages
- Big Business and the Wealth of Nations by Alfred D. Chandler Jr on 4 pages
- Business History around the World (Comparative Perspectives in Business History) by Franco Amatori in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Twentieth Century by Richard; Moss, Walter; Terry, Janice; Upshur, Jiu-Hwa Goff in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Family Capitalism (Studies in Business History) by Geoffrey Jones in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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