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Succession in Asian Family Firms examines the history and survival of family businesses in the South Asian Diaspora from an international perspective. The book presents unique research across three continents, focusing on significant communities in the UK, USA and Kenya. The book analyzes the influences on both the start up and survival of family firms, exploring how family members negotiate their working practices. The discussion provides a new perspective on issues central to the debate on family business succession whilst developing ideas on less familiar areas such as the role and influence of women through different cultural contexts.
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LIst of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Family Firms in the South Asian Diaspora The South Asian Diaspora Dreams of Dynasties: Business Start Up in Kenya Growth and Succession in Kenyan Asian Family Firms South Asian Entrepreneurship in Britain: Push or Pull? Working Dynamics in British Asian Family Firms New Frontiers: The American South Asian Experience Experiences of South Asian American Family Firms Conclusions Development of Family Firms Over the Longer Term Appendices References Index
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SHAHEENA JANJUHA-JIVRAJ is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Small Business at Brunel University Business School, UK. She has extensive experience of supporting business development working with both public and voluntary sector organizations, including the Department of Work and Pensions in the UK. She is a member of the Family Firms Institute, the Family Business Network, as well as the Centre for Research into Emotions at Work.
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Succession in Asian Family Firms examines the history and survival of family businesses in the South Asian Diaspora from an international perspective. The book presents unique research across three continents, focusing on significant communities in the UK, USA and Kenya. The book analyzes the influences on both the start up and survival of family firms, exploring how family members negotiate their working practices. The discussion provides a new perspective on issues central to the debate on family business succession whilst developing ideas on less familiar areas such as the role and influence of women through different cultural contexts.
