Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 1 Issue 2

Editorial: research futures: a UK perspective

Lorna Collins, Nicholas O’Regan

This editorial aims to provide an overview of the current state of research in the UK and proposes some future directions for research for family business scholars.

Family firms versus leveraged buyouts: a conceptual comparison of distinctive governance structures

Michael Braun, Larry Zacharias, Scott Latham

The purpose of this paper is to compare the governance structures of two distinctive governance forms: the family firm and the leveraged buyout (LBO). The paper also explores the…

Finding kaizen approach in small Mexican family businesses: an exploratory study

Manuel F. Suárez‐Barraza, Juan Ramis‐Pujol, Fernando Sándoval‐Arzaga

In recent years, small family businesses in Mexico have come under enormous pressure from their external environment: this has resulted in serious problems affecting the running…

Conflicts in family firms: state of the art and perspectives for future research

Hermann Frank, Alexander Kessler, Lavinia Nosé, Daniela Suchy

The aim of the paper is to provide a systematic overview of the literature dealing with business‐related conflicts between family members in (their) family firms (FF). On the…

Family business women in media discourse: the business role and the mother role

Cecilia Bjursell, Lisa Bäckvall

Writings in the media have the potential to influence our standpoint and, thereby, our actions. In this paper, the authors analyze how women in family business are represented in…

No visible means of support

Martin Stepek

The purpose of this paper is to outline issues regarding business support for family businesses in the UK. The paper is a commentary on the state of business support in the UK…