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Influence of economic crisis on family business

Author(s): Malwina Szczepkowska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: family business; family owned company; SME enterprises; economic crisis

Summary/Abstract: Family business is a company owned, controlled, and operated by members of one or several families. Most of companies from MicroSME (-enterprises) are family businesses. The meaning of family business in economies of the EU and the USA is very large. They constitute from about 45% to 90% of all companies. In Poland the majority of the family companies in Poland belongs to SME sectors and have strong impact on polish economy. The objective of this article is to present and analyse impact of economic crisis on family business.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 34/1
  • Page Range: 255-265
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish