Women's Roles in Family Businesses: Specifics, Contradictions, and Reflections

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Author(s): Michela Floris (University of Cagliari, Italy), Dessì Cinzia (University of Cagliari, Italy)and Dettori Angela (University of Cagliari, Italy)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Elisabeth T. Pereira (University of Aveiro, Portugal)and Paola Paoloni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch009

Keywords: Business & Management / Business and Organizational Research / Business Science Reference / Management Science

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This chapter is based on a systematic literature review of 56 articles published in leading academic journals and aims to reflect on the role of women in family businesses, focusing on specifics, contradictions, and opportunities derived from this specific setting. In detail, this work intends to disentangle this ambiguous and fragmentary topic and shed light on new perspectives by identifying how and why women are involved in invisible or minor roles where they are sometimes unpaid or paid less than men, despite having shown uncontested ability in firm management. Further studies are suggested to analyze in depth specific insights of the topic, particularly those related to anthropological and psychological perspectives.

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