There is considerable definitional confusion concerning the term family business. This chapter addresses this issue through two complementary approaches: a structure-based approach, which considers family involvement infirm ownership and management, and an intention-based approach, which focuses on the realized and unrealized value preferences of the organization's upper echelons.
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