The History of Family Business, 1850}}}2000 [Hardcover]

This 2002 book gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business.This textbook gives a historical and comparative overview of family business. It examines through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, inside different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli also 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. He discusses the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, how it has evolved historically, and how it has contributed to the growth of individual economies.This textbook gives a historical and comparative overview of family business. It examines through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, inside different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli also 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. He discusses the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, how it has evolved historically, and how it has contributed to the growth of individual economies.This historical and comparative overview of family business examines the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, as well as different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli 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. He also analyzes the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family businesses.Introduction; Part I. Family Business: Nature and Structure: 1. In search of a definition: quality and quantity; 2. Changing perspectives olc&