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Influence Economic Depression on Family Business

Author(s): Elżbieta Jabłońska
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Recent History (1900 till today), Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: family business; economic depression; recession;

Summary/Abstract: Family business plays an enormous role in economy, it concerns both its significant contribution to GDP and its contribution to employment. The period of recession has a substantial impact on its execution and it concerns critical situations where the use of countermeasure is required. The idea of this article is to present the attributes of family business, that aid to get through the moments of economic retardation the distinctive hierarchy of goals and specific ownership structure make the traders be more resistant to trade in economic recession. This study depicts internal and international research results presenting conduct of family business during economic depression.

  • Issue Year: 29/2014
  • Issue No: 03 (2)
  • Page Range: 199-208
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish