LEADER 00000nam 22003373u 4500 001 EBL4716837 003 AU-PeEL 005 20161205100350.0 006 m d 007 cr -n--------- 008 161205s2016||||||| s|||||||||||eng|d 020 9781137361431 035 EBL4716837 040 AU-PeEL|beng|cAU-PeEL|dAU-PeEL 050 4 HD62.25.F365 2016 082 00 658.04499999999996 100 1 Acquaah, Moses. 245 10 Family businesses in sub-Saharan Africa :|bbehavioral and strategic perspectives. 260 New York :|bPalgrave Macmillan US,|c2016. 300 1 online resource (279 p.) 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Background -- Chapter 2: Family Business Theories and Sub- Saharan African Family Businesses -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives in Family Business Research -- Systems Theory -- Agency Theory -- Stewardship Theory -- The Resource-Based View of the Firm -- Stakeholder Theory and Socio-Emotional Wealth -- Sub-Saharan Africa Family Businesses and Family Business Theories -- Institutional and Socio-Cultural Environments 505 8 Systems Theory and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses - - Agency Theory and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses -- Stewardship Theory and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses -- The RBV and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses -- Stakeholder Theory and Socio-Emotional Wealth Perspective and Sub-Saharan African Family Businesses -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Family Business Research in Africa: An Assessment -- Introduction -- What Is a Family Business? - - Methodology -- Results -- Publication Outlets -- Definition and Operationalization of Family Business 505 8 Regional Focus of Studies -- Topics Studied -- Theoretical Focus -- Methodological Issues -- What Do We Know from the Studies? -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Behavioral and Strategic Issues in Family Businesses -- Chapter 4: Organizational Justice and Employee Job Effectiveness in Family Businesses in Uganda: The Mediating Role of Organizational Support -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background and Hypotheses -- Perceived Organizational Justice -- Perceived Organizational Support 505 8 The Mediating Role of POS on the Organizational Justice and Employees' Job Effectiveness Relationship -- Methods - - Study Context -- Sample and Data -- Measures -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Human Resource Management and Market Orientation Strategies in Family and Non-family Firms in Ghana: How Do They Relate to Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance? -- Introduction -- Literature Review and Hypotheses -- Functional Strategies and Competitive Strategy -- HRM Strategy and Competitive Strategy -- Market Orientation Strategy and Competitive Strategy 505 8 Functional Strategies and Organizational Performance -- HRM Strategy and Firm Performance -- Market Orientation and Organizational Performance -- Methods -- Sample and Data Collection -- Operational Definitions of Variables -- Reliability and Validity Analyses -- Analytical Approach - - Results -- Functional Strategies and Competitive Strategy -- Functional Strategies and Firm Performance -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix: Items Used for Market Orientation and Human Resource Management Strategies -- A. Market Orientation (α = 0.86) -- B. Human Resource Management Strategy 505 8 B1. Recruitment and Selection (α = 0.69) 506 1 200 annual accesses.|5UkHlHU 650 0 Family-owned business enterprises|zAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 856 40 |uhttp://hull.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=4716837 |zGo to ebook 921 NL - 200 936 EBL