Strategic Goals and Practices of Innovative Family Businesses

Joseph E. Mccann, Anna Y. Leon‐guerrero and Jonathan D. Haley

Journal of Small Business Management, 2001, vol. 39, issue 1, 50-59

Abstract: A profile of 231 Washington state family businesses is presented. This article focuses on the business strategies of these firms, analyzing the relationship between strategy, performance, and business practices. Firms categorized as Prospector firms reported more gains in their current market position than all other strategic types. These firms were more likely to value an effective management and employee team and to develop new quality products and services and career development plans for non‐family employees. Implications for family businesses are discussed.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00005

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