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Family multinationals. Entrepreneurship, governance, and pathways to internationalization
In: Business history, Volume 59, Issue 6, p. 981-983
ISSN: 1743-7938
Breaking the Industrial logic : A Comparative Study of Family Dynasties
The article treats the context and inner life large family firms. The dominant question posed is what characterizes the largest Swedish family firms, some of which fully meet the definition of family dynasties while others only partially do so. The goal is to create a deeper understanding of the owners" motives and behavior without, however, determining whether or not it is an effective form of ownership. The empirical comparison, based on a set of new concepts, includes problems associated with generational transfers and evolving public economic policy. One finding is that the first generations of the dynasties broke with the accepted institutional rules and industrial logic of the time. In opposition to, or in cooperation with, the controlling authorities, they changed market conditions, thereby creating opportunity space that allowed them to become established and to grow. In order to achieve these changes in market conditions, they had to function as lobbyists or created strong relationships with those possessing political power. Through their enterprises, they created new markets. Once the firms became large employers, and thus important for the country"s labor market, they also attracted the attention of politicians. Another finding is the preaching of value creating philosophies ? hobbyhorses with strategic content that disciplines and guides the employees of the dynasty and the ownership sphere"s companies.
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Family Capitalism within Big Business
In: Scandinavian economic history review, Volume 54, Issue 2, p. 161-186
ISSN: 1750-2837
Do not write thick books in Swedish, please!
In: Scandinavian economic history review, Volume 53, Issue 2, p. 78-80
ISSN: 1750-2837
Book Reviews
In: Business history, Volume 42, Issue 1, p. 125-126
ISSN: 1743-7938
Book Reviews
In: Business history, Volume 41, Issue 2, p. 171-172
ISSN: 1743-7938
Shipping as gambling:: Governance mechanisms and the 1984 bankruptcy of saléninvest
In: Scandinavian economic history review, Volume 47, Issue 1, p. 24-47
ISSN: 1750-2837
Book Reviews
In: Business history, Volume 40, Issue 2, p. 160-161
ISSN: 1743-7938
Book Reviews
In: Business history, Volume 40, Issue 1, p. 169-170
ISSN: 1743-7938
Financial Reconstruction and Industrial Reorganisation in Different Financial Systems: A Comparative View of British and Swedish Institutions during the Inter-War Period
In: Business history, Volume 39, Issue 4, p. 84-105
ISSN: 1743-7938
Book Reviews
In: Business history, Volume 39, Issue 2, p. 134-135
ISSN: 1743-7938
The financial contracts of large firms: A longitudinal study of Swedish firms and commercial banks, 1919–1947
In: Scandinavian economic history review, Volume 39, Issue 3, p. 72-94
ISSN: 1750-2837
Long Term Contracts in the Swedish Bank-Orientated Financial System During the Inter-War Period
In: Business history, Volume 33, Issue 3, p. 119-137
ISSN: 1743-7938