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Entrepreneurship in Family Business

Cases from China

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Henry X Shi

    1. New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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  • Presents a critical and operational approach to the essence of family business
  • Provides a detailed account of the evolution of entrepreneurship in China’s private economy
  • Studies authentic cases of second-generation family businesses from China
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship (ISEN, volume 30)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-17

  3. Conceptualisation

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    Pages 19-38

  4. Methods and Methodology

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    Pages 39-55

  5. Research Settings

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    Pages 57-73

  6. Family Orientation, Market Orientation

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    Pages 75-103

  7. Opportunity and Innovation

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    Pages 105-121

  8. Ability and Motivation

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    Pages 123-141

  9. Discussion and Conclusion

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    Pages 143-167

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 169-173
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Henry X Shi

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.

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