entrepreneurial behaviour of family firms: perspectives on emerging economies

In emerging economies, one of the most prevalent types of business is the family firm, from small food carts to bigger nation-wide businesses and every type in between. Both internal factors such as family dynamic and culture, and external factors such as government policy and economic conditions can have varying impacts on the management and success of family firms.

Offering perspectives on the entrepreneurial behaviour of family businesses in such economies, the chapters collected here present a systematic analysis focusing on gender, culture, policy, issues of succession, growth and economic impact. Contributors also discuss the positive impact of family business growth on local, regional and national economies, whilst examining challenges posed by the future in maintaining the family business. Researchers, policy makers and academics will benefit from this comprehensive picture of entrepreneurial behaviour of family business, providing major theoretical and empirical evidence and a brighter view of these fields from the perspective of emerging economies.

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Besnik A. Krasniqi is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business at the Faculty of Economics, University of Prishtina and member of Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts, Republic of Kosovo.

Sascha Kraus is Professor of Management at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Veland Ramadani is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia.

Paul Jones is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the School of Management, Swansea University, UK.