Entrepreneurship in Family Business: Cases from China

by Henry X Shi

Overview

This book presents an excellent analysis of how a family business is different from other forms of organization and especially its peculiarities in relation to entrepreneurship. Focusing on small and medium-sized second-generation Chinese family businesses this book provides an in-depth analysis on the relationship between the firms’ family attributes – or “familiness” as conceptualized in this book – and entrepreneurial processes, which leads to different outcomes. Eight cases from China are presented in this book and a dual-level approach is proposed for research on entrepreneurship in family businesses, emphasising both firm processes and the role of individual owner-managers. Readers will also find several useful policy and practice-oriented perspectives in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319353548
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	03/06/2015
Series:	International Studies in Entrepreneurship , #30
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Pages:	173
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Henry X. Shi is Lecturer in Management at the University of Auckland Business School and Research Associate with the New Zealand Asia Institute. He has a PhD in Management from the University of Auckland, a Master of International Business from the University of Melbourne and an advanced teaching qualification from the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the evolution of socio-economic contexts and its impact on entrepreneurship and innovation in SMEs, particularly through family businesses and is frequently comparative across the Asia-Pacific region.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptualisation.- 3. Methods and methodology.- 4. Research settings.- 5. Family orientation, market orientation.- 6. Opportunity and Innovation.- 7. Ability and motivation.- 8. Discussion and conclusion.