During the previous decade, the multi-disciplinary field of family business has advanced significantly in terms of advances in theory, development of sophisticated empirical instruments, systematic measurement of family business activity, use of alternative research methodologies and deployment of robust tools of analysis. This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Family Business presents important research and conceptual developments across a broad range of topics. The contributors - notable researchers in the field - explore the frontiers of knowledge in family business entrepreneurship and stimulate critical thinking, enriching the repository of theoretical frameworks and methodologies.

The Handbook takes a systematic and rigorous approach by providing in-depth insights into the dynamics of family business, its context and the significant role of stakeholders. Ultimately, this scholarly compendium of extant family business papers is an invaluable resource for researchers, educators, family business consultants, family business owner-managers and students.

Contributors include: D. Arijs, B. Arosa, P. Bachiller, S. Ben-Mahmoud-Jouini, A. Blomback, I.C. Botero, L. Cabeza-Garcia, J.L. Calvo Gonzalez, D. Caspersz, S. Chang, J. Chrisman, G. Corbetta, L.-P. Dana, S.M. Danes, A. Dawson, B. Debicki, F. di Donato, E.L. Gimenez, M.-C. Giorgino, L. Gnan, S. Gomez-Anson, A. Gomez Vieites, T. Goto, V. Gupta, E. Hadjielias, E. Hamilton, C. Howorth, T. Ikaheimonen, M. Ikavalko, T. Iturralde, J. Kansikas, F. Kellermanns, A. Kirmanen, A. Koeberle-Schmid, R. Labaki, I. Le Breton-Miller, J. Lee, N. Levenburg, C. Lindow, S. Litchfield, M.S. Macchione Saes, A. Maseda, C. Matherne, N. Michael-Tsabari, S. Mignon, D. Miller, A. Minichilli, F. Mizumoto, D. Montemerlo, J. Negreira, F. Negreira del Rio, M. Nordqvist, J.A. Novo-Peteiro, S. Paternostro, A. Pena-Lopez, J.A. Novo Peteiro, T. Pihkala, D. Pittino, M. Sacristan-Navarro, J.M. Sanchez-Santos, P. Sharma, K.X. Smyrnios, L. Songini, K. Stafford, E. Su, R. Tiscini, G. Valentini, F. Visintin, R.K. Zachary, V. Zheng

About the Author
Edited by Kosmas X. Smyrnios, formerly Professor of Family Business Entrepreneurship, School of Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, Panikkos Zata Poutziouris, Professor in Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Fellow, Circular Economy Centre, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK and Sanjay Goel, Professor and Burwell Chair of Entrepreneurship, Middleton School of Entrepreneurship and Management, University of North Dakota, US

Reviews
'This is a very business-like book in its approach. It has an impressive global reach in its authorship, focal areas and use of evidence; it hits all the major practical challenges of family firms in a spirit that is fresh and current; and it deals with the cutting edge themes and issues that are uppermost in the minds of owners, executives, advisors and researchers in the field.' -- Nigel Nicholson, London Business School, author, Managing the Human Animal, Family Wars, and The 'I' of Leadership
Acclaim for the first edition: -- 'The authors have taken a lot of pain in putting this handbook together. As the name indicates, this is an excellent handbook for researchers.'- Global Business Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781782540397
Author Kosmas X. Smyrnios
Format Paperback
Page Count 800
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd