Read more
Informationen zum Autor Andrea Colli is Assistant Professor in Economic History at the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan. Klappentext This 2002 book gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business. Zusammenfassung This 2002 book gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business! examining through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises. It discusses the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business! its historical evolution! and its contribution to the growth of single economies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Family Business: Nature and Structure: 1. In search of a definition: quality and quantity; 2. Changing perspectives on family firms; Part II. Geographical, Sectoral and Dimensional Distribution of Family Firms: 3. Stages of the industrialization process; 4. Industry typology; 5. Financial systems; 6. Institutional framework; 7. Culture; 8. Families, firms and ideologies; Part III. Family Firms in the Era of Managerial Enterprise: 9. Which role for family firms? The traditional view; 10. Which role for the family firm? Toward a new perspective; 11. Old problems, open questions: leadership succession, corporate governance, and path dependence; 12. Conclusions; 13. Bibliographical essay; 14. Bibliography.
