The History of Family Business, 1850-2000

In this new textbook, Andrea Colli gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business, examining through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, inside different political and institutional contexts. He compares the performance of family businesses with that of other economic organizations, and looks at how these enterprises have contributed to the evolution of contemporary industrial capitalism. Central to his discussion are the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, how it evolved historically, the different forms it has taken over time, and how it has contributed to the growth of single economies. The book summarises previous research into family business, and situates many aspects of family business - such as their strategies, contribution, failure and decline - in an economic, social, political and institutional context. It will be of key interest to students of economic history and business studies.

ISBN 0521804728   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521804721 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 160 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series editor Kirby, Maurice (University of Lancaster) Format Paperback   Series ISSN 47 Publication date 19 Dec 2002   Series title New Studies in Economic and Social History Library of Congress HD62.25   Height (mm) 216 DEWEY 658.04109   Width (mm) 138 DEWEY edition DC21   Spine width (mm) 7 Pages 116   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

		Introduction		1
1		Family business: nature and structure		6
		In search of a definition: quality and quantity		8
		Changing perspectives on family firms		22
2		Geographical, sectoral, and dimensional distribution of family firms		27
		Stages of the industrialisation process		28
		Industry typology		32
		Financial systems		34
		Institutional framework		35
		Culture		41
		Families, firms, and ideologies		45
3		Family firms in the era of managerial enterprise		49
		Which role for family firms? The traditional view		50
		Which role for the family firm? Toward a new perspective		58
		Old problems, open questions: leadership succession, corporate governance, and path dependence		65
4		Conclusions		73
		Bibliographical essay		77
		Bibliography		85
		Index		98

'... this short book will prove very useful to students of business and economic history.' The Economic History Review

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