Intrafamily Entrepreneurship: The Formation and Membership of Family Entrepreneurial Teams

TY - JOUR

T1 - Intrafamily Entrepreneurship

T2 - The Formation and Membership of Family Entrepreneurial Teams

AU - Discua Cruz, Allan

AU - Howorth, Carole

AU - Hamilton, Eleanor

PY - 2013/1

Y1 - 2013/1

N2 - Family entrepreneurial teams are groups of related individuals who engage in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial teams studies emphasize the resources that members bring to the team. Family business studies suggest that relationships and social theories are important. Social capital explains the formation and composition of family entrepreneurial teams (FETs). Analysis is of case studies of FETs based in Honduras. A shared commitment to entrepreneurial stewardship of the family's assets underpins formation of FETs. Trust and shared values were important for membership. This study highlights that families are not internally consistent, and family ties are not equally strong.

AB - Family entrepreneurial teams are groups of related individuals who engage in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial teams studies emphasize the resources that members bring to the team. Family business studies suggest that relationships and social theories are important. Social capital explains the formation and composition of family entrepreneurial teams (FETs). Analysis is of case studies of FETs based in Honduras. A shared commitment to entrepreneurial stewardship of the family's assets underpins formation of FETs. Trust and shared values were important for membership. This study highlights that families are not internally consistent, and family ties are not equally strong.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872349499&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00534.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00534.x

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84872349499

SN - 1042-2587

VL - 37

SP - 17

EP - 46

JO - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

JF - Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

IS - 1

ER -