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Entrepreneurs in Family Business Dynasties

Stories of Italian-Australian Family Businesses Over 100 Years

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Laura Hougaz

    1. Study Connections, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Offers insights into how multigenerational family businesses successfully survive into thriving family dynasties
  • Identifies personal and ethical values that contribute to successful multigenerational family dynasties
  • Sheds new light on the issue of succession in family business
  • Redefines migration as a journey from necessity to opportunity

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Family Business Around the World

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Complexity of the Family Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 11-26

  4. The Role of Values in Family Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 27-37

  5. The Entrepreneurial Origins of Family Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 39-58

  6. Italian Migration to Australia and Its Descendants

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 59-71

  7. The Families in the Case Studies and Their Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 73-140

  8. Capturing the Life Stories of Individuals in Family Businesses

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 141-146

  9. The Creation of an Entrepreneurial Enterprise

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 147-175

  10. From a Business for a Family to a Family Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 177-210

  11. Longevity and Success in Family Business

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 211-245

  12. Conclusion

    • Laura Hougaz
    Pages 247-253
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About this book

This book is a longitudinal story of seven Italian-Australian family business dynasties, spanning over a hundred years across three generations, and starting with the founding generation who migrated to Australia in the first half of the 20th century. With hard work and sacrifices, they set the foundations of a long-lasting family culture, and the values that form the glue of a multigenerational family business. The book focuses on the personal, family, and business values that keep family members, across generations, continuing to engage together and successfully, as a family and a business. The book elaborates on the complexity of ‘what is a family business’, what it represents for the generational members that are part of it, how these family businesses have emerged, consolidated and expanded, and finally, how they continue to survive into the third generation, enabling the dynasty to flourish.

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  • Study Connections, Melbourne, Australia

    Laura Hougaz

About the author

Laura Hougaz is an experienced senior academic, researcher and manager with extensive experience in the public and private Australian higher education sectors. She has received several university and community awards including the Vice Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in Internationalisation, has attracted major sources of funding for a broad range of research projects and study programs, and successfully managed large complex research and special projects. More recently Laura has worked as National Senior Researcher (Policy & Research) and Editor-in-Chief of The ACPET Journal for Private Higher Education with the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET). Laura is currently employed as Relationships Manager for the Education First Youth Foyers program in Melbourne, Australia.

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