Family Business Review articles from September 1997

Family Business Review archives from September 1997

EDITORS' NOTES.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... The social and economic impact of family business has long been acclaimed by scholars, business leaders, and social commentators. The family and extended kinship network are perhaps the only societal institutions that survived during an era...

A Conversation with Tom Bata.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... It is because of the Bata Shoe Company's long association with Eastern Europe that I approached Thomas G. Bata for this interview. Bata, the chairman of Bata Limited (the Management Company) describes how, after having seen its assets...

The [Re]-Emergence of Family Businesses in the Transforming Soviet Bloc: Family Contributions to Entrepreneurship Development in Romania.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... Through an intensive investigation of Romania, this study investigates various aspects of family businesses in the transforming Soviet Bloc. The study explores the relationships between entrepreneurship, family, and enterprise development....

The [Re]-Generation of Family-Business Entrepreneurship in the Balkans.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... This paper explores the development of the family-business sector during the post-socialist era in the Balkans. It establishes the profile of family-business entrepreneurship in the emerging markets of southeastern Europe. By focusing on the...

East Meets West: Innovative Forms of Foreign Trade Finance Between Italian Family Enterprises and Emerging SMEs in Romania.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... The collapse of the USSR has created an opportunity for the rebirth of entrepreneurship and family business. Unfortunately, the transition economies of the former Soviet Bloc often lack the financial resources required to upgrade operations....

Women Entrepreneurs in Family Business: The Hungarian Case.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... Although in many countries throughout the world a large percentage of firms are family businesses that directly impact the well-being of an economy, research in the field, particularly on the role of women, has been very sparse. By exploring...

East Meets a West-German-Multinational Family Firm During Reunification and Transition: A Personal Voice.(Brief Article)
September 22, 1997... This article is a personal memoir, a tale of East meeting a West-German-multinational family firm during reunification and transition. It is a sharing of experiences from a family-business member who was involved with the purchase of East...

A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II.(Brief Article)(Review)
September 22, 1997... Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II by Joseph Rothschild. New York: Oxford University Press. 299 pp., $14.95 soft cover. Return to Diversity is a comprehensive distillation of the political...

Eros, Magic, and the Murder of Professor Culianu.(Brief Article)(Review)
September 22, 1997... Eros, Magic, and the Murder of Professor Culianu, by Ted Anton. Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 1996. 296 pp., $24.95 hard cover. Ted Anton's reconstruction of the life and murder of a Romanian academic in Eros, Magic, and the...