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Title

Behind the scenes: the hidden power of women in family businesses

Author(s)

Hougaz, Laura;  Betta, Michela

Abstract

Considering the prevalence of family business around the world, and the amount of research conducted on these business organizations, it is surprising that the contribution of women is still perceived in a traditional light, stereotypically associated to the home and family. This paper proposes that their role needs to be studied within' a new framework, which focuses on an 'integrated perspective' (family, community and business), The study, based on empirical data gathered from interviews with women involved in successful family businesses in Australia, reveals that the main aspects related to their role are the asymmetrical positions of the female and male figures, women's contribution to family culture, and the advantages that women have when working in a family business.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Source

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Sustainable Management and Marketing (ANZAM 2009), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 02-04 December 2009,

Publication year

2009

FOR Code(s)

0806 Information Systems;  150304 Entrepreneurship

Keyword(s)

Entrepreneurship;  Family businesses;  Female entrepreneurs

Publisher

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

Publisher URL

http://www.anzam.org/

Copyright

Copyright © 2009 Laura Hougaz and Michela Betta. Proceedings copyright © 2009 ANZAM.

Peer reviewed