The Family Business Group Phenomenon: Emergence and Complexities

Description

This edited collection analyses the unexplored concept of the family business group, evaluating the opportunities and advantages that it creates for entrepreneurs. Raising a number of important questions, the authors construct a new research agenda for the complex topic of the family business group, which will ultimately assess its contribution towards the economy and society in general. The chapters provide a core understanding of the phenomenon and cover its formation, nature and complexities, as well as offering a holistic perspective and exploring factors such as scale, size and regional contexts. A useful tool for those researching small businesses, organisation, and business strategy, this book highlights the key advantages of family business group structures in both developed and developing countries, and local and national contexts. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Introduction: Presenting the Case for Studying the Emergence and Development of Family Business Groups (Peter Rosa, Marita Rautiainen, Timo Pihkala, Maria José Parada, Allan Discua Cruz)....Pages 1-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Theoretical Insights into the Nature, Diversity and Persistence of Business Groups (Peter Rosa, Timo Pihkala)....Pages 17-35 The Methodological Challenges of Researching Family-Owned Business Groups (Peter Rosa, Marita Rautiainen, Timo Pihkala)....Pages 37-62 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 The Emergence of a Family Business Group: The Role of Portfolio Entrepreneurship (Marita Rautiainen, Timo Pihkala)....Pages 65-87 Managing Portfolio Entrepreneurship: A Case Study (Donato Iacobucci, Peter Rosa)....Pages 89-110 Entrepreneurial Growth Through Portfolio Entrepreneurship: The Entrepreneurial Career Ladder (Peter Rosa)....Pages 111-144 Resourcefulness and Informal Economy: From Pluriactivity to Portfolio Entrepreneurship (Naveed Akhter, Ernestine Ning)....Pages 145-174 Front Matter ....Pages 175-175 The Dynamics and Complexity of Family Business Groups (Kajari Mukherjee, Marita Rautiainen, Timo Pihkala, Peter Rosa)....Pages 177-200 Understanding the Dynamics of Business Group Development: A Transgenerational Perspective (Maria José Parada, Naveed Akhter, Rodrigo Basco, Allan Discua Cruz, Sarah Fitz-Koch)....Pages 201-222 Deciphering Ownership of Family Business Groups (Timo Pihkala, Sanjay Goel, Marita Rautiainen, Kajari Mukherjee, Markku Ikävalko)....Pages 223-252 Governance in Family Business Groups: Resolving Multiple Contingencies to Sustain Entrepreneurial Capability (Sanjay Goel, Tuuli Ikäheimonen, Marita Rautiainen)....Pages 253-283 Front Matter ....Pages 285-285 The Contribution of Family Business Groups to the Local Innovation Environment (Suvi Konsti-Laakso, Jussi Heikkilä, Marita Rautiainen, Satu Rinkinen, Naveed Akhter)....Pages 287-314 Resilience and Family Business Groups in Unstable Economies (Allan Discua Cruz, Rodrigo Basco, Maria José Parada, Antonio Malfense Fierro, Cristina Alvarado-Alvarez)....Pages 315-352 Entrepreneurship and Rural Family Identity: Understanding Portfolio Development in a Family Farm Business (Sarah Fitz-Koch, Sarah Cooper, Allan Discua Cruz)....Pages 353-383 Front Matter ....Pages 385-385 Conclusions: Researching Family Business Groups: Lessons Learned and Avenues for Further Research (Peter Rosa, Marita Rautiainen, Timo Pihkala, Maria José Parada, Allan Discua Cruz)....Pages 387-395 Back Matter ....Pages 397-400