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  • 2007, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 (The entire issue) 

    University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
  • Editorial notes 

    Unknown author (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
  • Editorial notes 

    Unknown author (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
  • What Is a Business Family? 

    Sten, Jan (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
    Most businesses are argued to be family businesses, but this group of businesses is very heterogeneous. This is noticed in terms of differences in level of family in-volvement and influence in family businesses, and the ...
  • The Value Creation Process in Family Firms. A Dynamic Capabilities Approach 

    Chirico, Francesco (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2008)
    While most family-business research has focused on studies related with trans-generational value creation, a gap still exists in understanding how this value is generated across genera-tions, especially in dynamic markets. ...
  • Family´s Collective Motivation to Business Ownership : A Review of Alternative Theoretical Approaches 

    Koiranen, Matti (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2008)
  • Perceptions about Boards in Sme Sized Family Businesses 

    Thomas, Jill; Coleman, Mark; Howieson, Bryan (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2009)
    This paper reports on a study of the attitudes to the formation and roles of formalised active boards in Australian small to medium sized (SME) family businesses. While the literature on governance includes guidelines for ...
  • The Accumulation Process of Knowledge in Family Firms 

    Chirico, Francesco (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
    This article aims to investigate how ‘knowledge-related human capital’ can be accumulated, i.e. created, shared and transferred, in family business over time. ‘Knowledge-related human capital’ is considered to be a ...
  • Women behind the Scenes in Family Businesses 

    Cappuyns, Kristin (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
    The success of family businesses is largely due to a circular relationship in which three intangible factors enhance each other: love for the family business, trust among different business factors, and freedom of behaviour ...
  • Non-family Executives in Family Businesses : a Literature Review 

    Klein, Sabine; Bell, Franz-Albert (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
    The role of non-family executives in family businesses is under-researched in comparison with its importance. Reviewing the existing literature serves as a startingpoint for promoting future research. Based on a literature ...
  • Nurturing the Interpreneur 

    Hoy, Frank (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)
    Few topics in the family business literature have been studied more than management and ownership succession. In today’s competitive global economy, businesses find that innovation, growth and other entrepreneurial ...
  • 2007, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 (The entire issue) 

    University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, 2007)