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Gender and Family Business: New Theoretical Directions

2014, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-11-2013-0069

Purpose: This editorial aims to investigate the interface between gendered processes and family business by exploring the extent to which gendered processes are reinforced (or not) in family business operations and dynamics. This approach will complement the agency and RBV theoretical bases that dominate family business research (Chrisman et al., 2009), and further contribute to extending gender theories. Design/methodology/approach: Acknowledging that gender is socially constructed, this editorial discusses the interface between gendered processes and family business within entrepreneurship research. Findings: Despite a growing interest in gender and family business, there is a limited literature that explores gender theory within family business research. A gender theory approach embracing family business research contributes to a needed theoretical deconstruction of existing perspectives on the operations, sustainability and succession of family businesses in the 21st century. Originality/value: This article makes a contribution to extant scholarship by extending gender theories through an exploration of the gendered processes in family business research.

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship Gender and family business: new t heoret ical direct ions: Haya Al-Dajani Zografia Bika Lorna Collins Janine Swail Article information: To cite this document: Haya Al-Dajani Zografia Bika Lorna Collins Janine Swail , (2014),"Gender and family business: new theoretical directions", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 6 Iss 3 pp. Permanent link t o t his document : http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-11-2013-0069 Downloaded on: 26 Sept ember 2014, At : 01:41 (PT) References: t his document cont ains references t o 0 ot her document s. 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