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An Investigation And Behavioural Explanation Of Family Businesser Functioning, Justin B. Craig
An Investigation And Behavioural Explanation Of Family Businesser Functioning, Justin B. Craig
Justin B. Craig
This research investigated the causes of behavioural difficulties among family businessers in two studies. Study one adapted the evolutionary theory of the firm to the family business context in an empirical study that involved 370 family businessers from 46 families. The study found that: (1) stakeholder cohorts within the family (employed by the business versus not employed by the business; owners of stock versus non stock owners; related to founder versus not related; male versus female) were significantly divided on business direction and planning, the introduction of new routines to the business and various roles, habits, norms and codes that …