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Heteronormativity and the family firm: Will we ever see a queer family business?
University of Skövde, School of Business. University of Skövde, Enterprises for the Future Research Environment. (Strategiskt entreprenörskap, Strategic Entrepreneurship)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4776-0085
2017 (English)In: Gender and Family Entrepreneurship / [ed] João J. Ferreira; Vanessa Ratten; Veland Ramadani; Robert D. Hisrich; Leo-Paul Dana, London and New York: Routledge, 2017, 1, p. 171-182Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this paper I address the concept of family within the family firm context as it is represented in family business research. I argue that the social construction of family is based on heteronormative expectations, i.e. the family consists of a man and woman (as a married couple) plus children. Although this assumption is rarely made explicit, it dominates the view when talking about family business. However, not even this traditional view of family can be kept since it is not representing ‘new’ or alternative families. As there might be a rationale for this in the individual study, we should be careful when comparing studies that use the traditional ‘heteronormative’ definition of family without elaboration. Based on the reviewed literature, it is argued that we could gain new and exciting insights when accounting for these non-traditional family firms.

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London and New York: Routledge, 2017, 1. p. 171-182
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Routledge Frontiers of Business Management
Keywords [en]
Gender, entrepreneurship, family firm, heteronormativity
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Business Administration
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Strategic Entrepreneurship
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-13564DOI: 10.4324/9781315391427-10Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85040546823ISBN: 978-1-138-22887-0 (print)ISBN: 978-1-315-39142-7 (electronic)ISBN: 978-1-315-39141-0 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-13564DiVA, id: diva2:1096641
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First Online: 19 May 2017

Available from: 2017-05-18 Created: 2017-05-18 Last updated: 2023-01-02Bibliographically approved

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