Entrepreneurship and Family Business -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- An introduction to the special volume on family business and entrepreneurship -- Peer-reviewed chapters -- Invited chapters -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Empirical Research -- Chapter 1. The importance of looking toward the future and building on the past: entrepreneurial risk taking and image in family firms -- Introduction -- Theoretical overview -- The family influence -- Method -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Scale Items and Reliabilities -- Appendix A. (Continued) -- Chapter 2. Understanding Exit from the founder's business in family firms -- Introduction -- Theory -- Methods -- Exit from the founder's business at falck -- Discussion and conclusions -- Note -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3. The role of family member support in entrepreneurial entry, continuance, and exit: An autoethnography -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 3. Autoethnographic narrative - ''life and death of Meek's motorsports'' -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Spousal Context during the venture creation process -- Theoretical foundation -- Literature review -- Research questions -- Methodology -- Data analysis -- Enabling spousal resources -- Either enabling or constraining spousal resource -- Constraining spousal resources -- Spousal resource indexes -- Couple relationship strength -- Discussion -- Implications -- References -- Chapter 5. Society in Embryo: Family Relationships as the Basis for Social Capital in Family Firms -- Putting ''family'' in family business: The nature of family influence -- Family social capital in marriage -- Family social capital in the business social system -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References.

Chapter 6. The catholic spirit and family business: Contrasting Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe -- Introduction -- Research objectives -- The case project -- Research design -- Analyzing clusters using the nine case dimensions -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Conclusions and future directions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Part II: Analysis and Commentary -- Chapter 7. Skeptical about family business: Advancing the field in its scholarship, relevance, and academic role -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Skeptical About Objectivity -- 3. Skeptical About Definitions -- 4. Skeptical About the Term ''Family Business'' -- 5. Skeptical About Theories -- 6. Skeptical About Kinship -- 7. Skeptical About Scholarly Progress -- 8. Skeptical About Research Relevance -- 9. Skeptical About Finding a University Niche -- References -- Chapter 8. The Yin and Yang of Kinship and Business: Complementary or Contradictory Forces? (And Can We Really Say?) -- Introduction -- The structural domains of kinship and business -- Advantages and disadvantages of kinship in business -- Performance effects of family involvement -- Practitioner implication: Professionalize -- Cause for caution: Limitations in current knowledge -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9. Kinship, capital, and the unsettling of assumptions: Contemporary anthropology and the study of family enterprise and entrepreneurship -- References -- Chapter 10. Kinship and gender -- References -- Chapter 11. Sources of entrepreneurial discretion in kinship systems -- Introduction -- Kinship systems and discretion for entrepreneurs -- References -- Chapter 12. Cross campus collaboration: A law school perspective -- 1. The law school perspective on family firms -- 2. Law and the economic enterprise -- 3. Family firms and state law -- 4. Collaborating with law faculty on a research agenda.

5. Collaborating with the broader law school community -- 6. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. The promise of family business as an academic field in major research universities -- Different types of knowledge and academic fields -- Intellectual promise of research on family business -- How might a stronger field of family business unfold? -- Distinct and impactful phenomenon and theory -- Curriculum need -- Quality of specialist journals -- Changes in social structure of the concerned community -- Sustained funding and external advocates -- Reliable large-scale data sources and access to research sites -- Ability to align with related areas -- Finding the most effective form of integration -- Overcoming underlying cultural assumptions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 14. Practice-based Research in Family Business -- Note -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 15. Four aesthetic models for relevant research in the field of family enterprise -- Introduction -- Model 1: Art as expression -- Model 2: Art as interpretation -- Model 3: Art as historical Record -- Model 4: Art for art's sake -- Summary -- Chapter 16. Team approaches to entrepreneurship and family business education -- Introduction -- Retrospective -- Interdisciplinary education - The Kauffman initiative -- The UTEP team approach -- Remaining questions -- References -- Chapter 17. Late stage entrepreneurial activity: What students should know about family-owned and family-controlled companies -- Financial literacy and committed ownership -- Responsibilities of shareholders to the company -- Ownership structure: Design and execute it -- Looking back to look forward -- References -- Chapter 18. Taking stock of one decade of research: An outcomes-based framework for teaching family business -- Introduction -- Dependent variable research -- The two dimensions -- The business system.

The family system -- The governance system -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19. A Family Business Project? So What! Eight Strategies for Intrapreneurial Scholars -- Think big, but go step by step -- Sell your idea with passion -- believe in what you're doing -- Look for supporters inside and outside your institution -- Beware of organizational politics -- Survive the bureaucracy as best as you can -- Be prepared to work more than 12 hours a day -- Don't let others discourage you -- Have fun while solving problems... -- Chapter 20. Advancing the 3Rs of family business scholarship: Rigor, relevance, reach -- Scholarship - phases and dimensions -- 3Rs of family business scholarship - rigor, relevance, reach -- Strategies for advancing the impact of family business scholarship -- Acknowledgments -- References.