The purpose of the study was to investigate power structures and interactions among father-daughter and father-son family business decision teams experiencing management transfer. Analytic induction was the methodology used to test the family FIRO theory. Support was found for the theoretical...

A social constructionist perspective was taken in the current investigation of 5,329 male and female high school students. Gender differences were investigated in financial knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavior after studying a financial planning curriculum. Females gained more knowledge on...

The intersecting relations between business tensions, relationship conflict quality, and satisfaction with spouse among 206 Minnesota farm business-owning couples are examined. The study complements previous studies of farm business-owning couples under unusual circumstances such as economic...

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This study examined potential impacts of financial resources and values on emerging adults’ choice in committed relationships (N = 424, 26–35 years). Guided by Deacon and Firebaugh’s (1988) Family Resource Management theory, financial self-sufficiency and forming a committed relationship...