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Sustainable entrepreneurship: another avenue for family business scholarship?

Sustainable entrepreneurship: another avenue for family business scholarship? PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review family businesses as a subset of sustainable entrepreneurship. It is intended that another avenue of scholarship for the growing interest in family businesses and their continuity across generations will be outlined.Design/methodology/approachRelevant journal articles were selected and broadly analysed to gather an understanding of the current state of existing sustainable entrepreneurship literature. The main themes extrapolated related to sustainable entrepreneurship and potential directions for future research.FindingsAlthough sustainable entrepreneurship has been traditionally concentrated in the environmental and social responsibility literature, there are emerging paths where family businesses can be considered alongside community-based enterprise.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings suggest that future research into sustaining family businesses across generations could be situated under sustainable entrepreneurship scholarship.Originality/valueThis paper presents a novel review and summary of recent literature at the juncture of family business and sustainable entrepreneurship. It is useful for directing scholars towards an avenue which has not traditionally had attention from family business researchers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Family Business Management Emerald Publishing

Sustainable entrepreneurship: another avenue for family business scholarship?

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Emerald Publishing
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2043-6238
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10.1108/JFBM-12-2015-0040
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review family businesses as a subset of sustainable entrepreneurship. It is intended that another avenue of scholarship for the growing interest in family businesses and their continuity across generations will be outlined.Design/methodology/approachRelevant journal articles were selected and broadly analysed to gather an understanding of the current state of existing sustainable entrepreneurship literature. The main themes extrapolated related to sustainable entrepreneurship and potential directions for future research.FindingsAlthough sustainable entrepreneurship has been traditionally concentrated in the environmental and social responsibility literature, there are emerging paths where family businesses can be considered alongside community-based enterprise.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings suggest that future research into sustaining family businesses across generations could be situated under sustainable entrepreneurship scholarship.Originality/valueThis paper presents a novel review and summary of recent literature at the juncture of family business and sustainable entrepreneurship. It is useful for directing scholars towards an avenue which has not traditionally had attention from family business researchers.

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Journal of Family Business Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 10, 2017

References

  • Successful succession in family business
  • Sustainable entrepreneurship: a convergent process model
  • Family entrepreneurship: a developing field