Where Have all the Families Gone— Is There a Future for Family Businesses?

• Dyer, Gibb ^[1]
  1. [1] Brigham Young University

     Brigham Young University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: European Journal of Family Business, ISSN-e 2444-8788, ISSN 2444-877X, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 220-225
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.24310/ejfbejfb.v12i2.15295
• Títulos paralelos:
  • ¿Adónde se han ido todas las familias? — ¿Hay futuro para las empresas familiares?
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• Resumen
  • español

    En este ensayo, el autor describe algunas de las tendencias con respecto a la familia que ha presenciado a lo largo de su vida y plantea algunas preguntas sobre la formación, estructura y tamaño de la familia que pueden influir en la creación y sostenibilidad de las empresas familiares. Además, hace algunas sugerencias para aquellos que, como él, quisieran que las empresas familiares sobrevivieran y prosperaran en el futuro.

  • English

    In this essay, the author describes some of the trends regarding the family that he has witnessed over his lifetime as well as raise some questions concerning family formation, structure, and size that may influence the creation and sustainability of family businesses. Moreover, he makes some suggestions for those who, like himself, would like to see family businesses survive and thrive in the future.

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