Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
14 p.
Publication Date
Summer 2003
Publisher
Wiley
Source Publication
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
Source ISSN
1042-2587
Abstract
Anthropological kinship theory is explored for potential contributions to a theory of family business. This paper considers the costs and benefits of a role for kinship in business. Both derive from the discrepancy between the normative orders of kinship and markets; respectively, long-term generalized reciprocity and short-term balanced reciprocity. Because the former reflects the morality of society as a whole, kinship integrates social fields more readily than more specialized orders like markets.
Comments
Post-print. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Volume 27, No. 1 (Summer 2003), DOI. Used with permission. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com.