Family Business

General Background Information A Review and Annotated Bibliography of Family Business Studies This book presents reviews of more than 200 studies of family business issues. As well, an extensive bibliography of other articles about family business is included. Artlhur Anderson Answers the 101 Toughest Questions about Family Business This book discusses the critical issues facing families in business. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management This multi-volume encyclopedia provides short articles, with bibliographies, on all aspects of business management, including a selection of articles focused on family business issues. Centuries of Success "lessons from the world's most eduring family businesses" Developing Family Business Policies This guide provides practical advice focused on the key decisions for managing a family business. Encyclopedia of Leadership This multi-volume encyclopedia presents short articles with bibliographies on all aspects of leadership inlcuding selections related to leadership in families and family business. Family Business Sourcebook This book reprints almost 100 articles about all aspects of family business published in various journals. Guide to the Family Business This book held in the Law Library presents a Canadian perspective on establishing and operating a family business. The Family Business Succession Handbook "a practical guide to transferring leadership and ownership to the next generation"
Books Using the Library Catalogue Close Corporations - Catalogue Search Family Corporations - Catalogue Search Family Owned Business Enterprises - Catalogue Search Home Based Businesses - Catalogue Search Small Business - Catalogue Search Work and Family - Catalogue Search
Articles Using Indexes A Review and Annotated Bibliography of Family Business Studies This book presents reviews of more than 200 studies of family business issues. As well, an extensive bibliography of other articles about family business is included. Business Periodicals Index This print resource lists articles written between 1958 and July 2001. CBCA Business Licensed to UWO users only. This collection provides in depth access to a broad range of Canadian business periodicals. It satisfies the information needs of business professionals, journalists, students, and teachers interested in business issues in Canada. Over 400 journals make up the collection, with file depth back to the early 1980s. Trade journals, general business publications, academic journals, topical journals, and professional publications are all included. Articles are colleted under the subject heading "family owned businesses". Management and Organization Studies Licensed to UWO users only. A SAGE Full-Text Collection covering organization studies, management, business, human resource, marketing, public policy, public administration and industrial relations. ProQuest Direct - ABI/Inform - Global Research Licensed to UWO users only. This database provides detailed coverage of business, economic and political conditions by indexing and abstracting the information that is contained in over 1,500 journals and magazines. In addition, the full text and/or the complete image is provided for over 800 of the periodicals. Abstracts may be found as far back as 1971 and the full image is often provided after 1987. Updates are continuous and the most current issues of some magazines are available as soon as they are published. ProQuest collects articles under the subject term "family owned businesses". ProQuest Direct - ABI/Inform - Trade and Industry Licensed to UWO users only. This database consists of almost 700 publications covering a wide variety of industries in many different geographical areas. The full-text and/or complete image is available and some of the publications are covered back to the early 1990s. Updates are continuous and the most current issues of some magazines are available as soon as they are published. It supplements ABI/Infom - Global Research by providing access to hard-to-get trade publications. ProQuest collects articles under the subject heading "family owned businesses". Sociological Abstracts Licensed to UWO users only. Contains information from over 1500 sources on sociological related topics including the social and behavioural sciences. This database collects articles under the descriptor "family businesses". The word phrase "family firms" also retrieves relevant articles.
Website Collections Academic Family Business Research Centers on the Web This website provides a state-by-state listing of American research centers. Alberta Business Family Institute Along with other resources, this site offers a useful article search facility. BDO Dunwothy - Family Business Publications This website offers a set of full-text articles and guides related to family business. Canadian Home and Micro Business Federaton Use the search function at this website to find articles and reports and news. Centre for Family Business Management and Entrepreneurship This site from the Haskayne School of Business lists family business case studies, articles and research centres. Family Business Articles - Rothman Institute The Rothman Institute of Fairleigh Dickinson University presents a selection of articles. Family Business Experts This website provides a selection of articles focused on the practical aspects of operating a family business. Family Firm Institute Along with other resources, this website provides the full-text of articles from Family Business Review and Families in Business Case Studies. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research This website provides the full-text of papers published since 1983. Recent editions have a section for articles related to family firms. Related Matters "World's Largest Free Resource for Family Business Wisdom." Succession Planning Resources This website, from the Alberta government, provides an extensive directory of Web resources. www.fambiz.com Use the article search feature to find a selection of articles on all aspects of family business.