Family Firms in the South Asian Diaspora

Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj

Chapter 1 in Succession in Asian Family Firms, 2006, pp 1-4 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Family business research is a fast-growing field of interest for academics and practitioners as well as the business community. Business start-up is invariably supported by the social capital of the individual. This resource is usually drawn from family and wider kinship members of the entrepreneur. The growth and survival of small firms has been a constant area of debate, particularly as economies have encouraged a greater enterprising culture since the 1970s. The field of entrepreneurship and small firms has gradually become an important field of research in Management and Business, albeit at differing rates across the globe. The growth of businesses can be unpredictable and family labour often provides a critical buffer to help businesses survive these turbulent periods. The natural progression from entrepreneurship and business start-up is to consider what happens after these businesses have achieved growth and have to face succession?

Keywords: Social Capital; Small Firm; Family Firm; Family Business; Business Community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230510975_1

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