Anthropology of Family Business: Ten Desiderata. In Proceedings, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 27th Annual Conference

Authors

Alex Stewart, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

16 p.

Publication Date

5-2012

Publisher

International Council for Small Business

Source Publication

Bulletin of the International Council for Small Business

Abstract

For anthropology to realize its potential for contributing to family business, what would it be like? I would emphasize 10 desiderata. These are: (1) familiarity with relevant ethnographies; (2) knowledge about kinship studies; (3) focus on important questions; (4) alertness to sources of solidarity and of conflict; (5) knowledge about human variation and possibilities; (6) attention to wider contexts; (7) systematic comparison; (8) attention to lived experiences; (9) cross-disciplinarity; and (10) methodological soundness. For these 10 properties, I outline key elements, suggest readings, and argue for their importance by considering the consequences if they were not included.

Comments

Published version. Bulletin of the International Council for Small Business, (May 2012). Publisher link. © 2012 International Council for Small Business. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Stewart, Alex, "Anthropology of Family Business: Ten Desiderata. In Proceedings, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 27th Annual Conference" (2012). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 227.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/227