European Family Firms in International Business: British and Greek Tramp-Shipping Firms
This article traces the similar paths and common characteristics of British and Greek tramp-shipping companies over the last 130 years through a comparative and international perspective. Despite the tendency of companies to adopt corporate and managerial forms, British and Greek tramp-shipping firms remained first and foremost family firms. The strength and the viability of these firms were networks, on a local, national and international level - networks whose cohesion was based on trust and a particular business culture that was developed in the maritime regions whence they came, centred on family firms involved in international business.
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2004
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Authors: | Harlaftis, Gelina ; Theotokas, John |
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Business History. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0007-6791. - Vol. 46.2004, 2, p. 219-255
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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