Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 3 Issue 2

Family business employees’ family communication and workplace experiences

Anna Frances Carmon, Judy C. Pearson

The purpose of this paper is to examine how family member employees’ communicative experiences within their families affect their perceptions of the workplace. The influence of…

Life insurance funding of buy-sell arrangements in family businesses

Loren W. Tauer

Buy-sell arrangements for the death of a co-owner may be funded with life insurance. Although many factors may enter the decision of whether to fund the buy-sell with life…

SME family business innovation: exploring new combinations

Summer Brines, Deborah Shepherd, Christine Woods

Continued research around innovation within small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) family businesses is needed to better understand the influence of specific resources and…

Capital usage in family farm businesses

Jane L. Glover

The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of social, cultural and symbolic capital alongside economic capital, according to Pierre Bourdieu, in small family businesses. The…

Special issue on celebrating family businesses in hospitality and tourism