Overview
- First book in English to explore family business in China in detail
- Highlights the unique challenges faced by Chinese family firms
- With two authors based in China, the book offers an Eastern perspective on a topic generally explored from a Western perspective
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series (PAMABS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Social Foundation of Family System in Ancient China
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Households and Family Lineages in Modern China (1850–1949)
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Evolution of Family System Before and After the Reform Era
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About this book
Unlike other economies, family businesses in China are greatly affected by the derived Confucian culture, excessive marketization, as well as the seemingly endless institutional supervision by a transitional Chinese government. China has a strong historical legacy, devoted to patriarchal values and strong family-centered traditions.
This volume explores the social foundations and historical legacies of families, business families, and family businesses in China. It begins with an overview of a household, family, and clan in ancient China before an examination of the economic, social, and cultural functions that the family system served in Ancient China as well as the four unique features that distinguish the family system in ancient China from those in western societies. It later discusses the evolution of the family system and the rise of family business before the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Finally, it evaluates the family system before and after the “Open-up and Reform” in 1978. This interdisciplinary work, incorporating sociological, anthropological, and institutional contexts pertaining to China, offers researchers the first advanced perspective of the development of family firms in China.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ling Chen is Professor of Family Business and Business History in the School of Management, Zhejiang University, China. He is the Founding Director of the Institute of Family Business Research at Zhejiang University and has served as the Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurs since 2014. His main research areas are succession, professionalization, and corporate governance in family business, and comparative study in business history.
Jian An Zhu is a Professor and Dean of the Department of Applied Economics at Zhejiang University City College, China. Since 2011, he has served as the Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Family Business.
Hanqing Fang is Assistant Professor of Business and Information Technology at Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. His research primarily focuses on family firms, entrepreneurship, and strategic management.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Family Business in China, Volume 1
Book Subtitle: A Historical Perspective
Authors: Ling Chen, Jian An Zhu, Hanqing Fang
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51395-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51394-8Published: 30 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-51397-9Published: 30 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-51395-5Published: 30 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2661-8435
Series E-ISSN: 2661-8443
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 182
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Family Business, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Asian Business, Management