Organizational life cycle stage and controls in Australian family firms
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Organizational life cycle stage and controls in Australian family firms |
---|---|
Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2168 |
Book Title | Culturally sensitive models of family business in anglo region: a compendium using the globe paradigm |
Authors | Moores, Ken J. (Author) and Mula, Joseph (Author) |
Editors | Gupta, Vipin |
Page Range | 155-175 |
Chapter Number | 8 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Icfai University Press |
Place of Publication | Hyderabad, India |
ISBN | 9788131420683 |
Abstract | Despite their numerical and economic significance to Australia, family businesses have not been extensively researched. This paper reports results from a nation-wide study of Australian family owned businesses that sought to ascertain and understand their management and control practices. In particular, we assess the organizational transitions of these firms in terms of their dominant controls. Controls are evaluated according to Ouchi's classification of market, bureaucratic, and clan controls. The salience of these different controls serves to identify distinctive patterns that define periods of organizational passage (life cycles). The purpose of this paper is to ascertain and understand the management and control practices of Australian family owned firms. In particular, we explore whether there is a dominance of market, bureaucratic, or clan controls that coincide with various stages of development of family firms. This isolates those controls that facilitate the development of family firms in their successful management of key organizational transitions. |
Keywords | family owned businesses; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified |
350716. Small business organisation and management | |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
Public Notes |
|
Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
Queensland Business College, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z484/organizational-life-cycle-stage-and-controls-in-australian-family-firms
1876
total views9
total downloads2
views this month0
downloads this month