Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2008
Abstract
Family owned businesses are a significant and important component of our economic landscape. However, to date, a full understanding of family firm members' perception of success and the implications for ultimate firm performance has not been articulated. Investigations into family business goals and notions of success have not utilized a multi-stakeholder approach. An improved understanding of how family firm members understand success may provide the basis for evaluating ultimate firm performance from the perspective of family firm stakeholders. Using systems theory as an organizing framework this research proposal seeks to explore how family firm members understand and work to achieve 'success' in their family owned businesses.
Keywords
family-owned business enterprises
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Neff, John E., "How Family Firm Members Understand Success and Its Influence on the Family Firm" (2008). Student Scholarship. 242.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/242
