Family and Entrepreneurship: New Empirical and Theoretical Results

José Alberto Molina

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2020, vol. 41, issue 1, No 1, 3 pages

Abstract: Abstract From the previous evidence, usually mixed, on the relationship between family variables and entrepreneurship, this Special Issue provides new results from around the world, which contribute to a better knowledge of the determinants behind the entrepreneurship decisions of individuals and families and, consequently, of the mechanisms through which the flexibility of self-employment is more compatible with family responsibilities, with respect to paid work. It is in this context that this Special Issue presents five empirical examples that show connections between the gender variable in the family and the entrepreneurial decision, with important evidence for China, the US, Southern Africa, Latin America, and Poland. This Special Issue also provides a theoretical framework to understand the process of succession in family firms. In addition to these specific issues on entrepreneurship and self-employment, this Special Issue also includes other labor topics related to family variables, such as occupational gender segregation, maternal employment, mothers’ work, family conflict, and job insecurity.

Keywords: Family; Entrepreneurship; Socio-economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H24 J61 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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