Miller, Danny; Breton-Miller, Isabelle Le; Scholnick, Barry - In: Journal of Management Studies 45 (2008) 1, pp. 51-78
Two major perspectives can be construed in the literature concerning the nature of family owned businesses (FOBs). The first implies that these enterprises have unique characteristics of stewardship. FOB owners are said to care deeply about the long-term prospects of the business, in large part...