Title: Father-daughter succession issues in family business among regional economies of Asia

Authors: Daphne Halkias, Paul W. Thurman, Nicholas Harkiolakis, Marios Katsioloudes, Eleni T. Stavrou, Paul M. Swiercz, Mirka Fragoudakis

Addresses: Center for Young and Family Entrepreneurship, University of Bergamo, Giannitson 11A, Holargos, Athens 15562, Greece. ' Mailman School of Public Health, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street, Room 1425, New York, New York 10027, USA. ' National Technical University of Athens, Giannitson 11A, Holargos, Athens 15562 Greece. ' Abu Dhabi University, P.O. Box 59911, Abu Dhabi, UAE. ' University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus. ' George Washington University, 2121 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA. ' Center for Young and Family Enterprise, via Salvecchio 19 24129, Bergamo, Italy

Abstract: An important issue that is evolving in the family business literature is the increasing involvement of women in leadership/management roles in businesses and more specifically, the family firm. In the developing economies of Asia, there is sparse research in the extant literature on gender issues in the family firm ownership and management. This research study seeks to investigate the trend for daughters in Asian family owned businesses to take over leadership roles from their fathers in the family firm and what might hinder or support a daughter|s intentions to succeed her father in the family business.

Keywords: family businesses; fathers; daughters; children; gender; succession issues; Asia; regional economies; women; leadership; management; developing economies; company ownership; entrepreneurial venturing; business ventures; female entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurialism; family firms.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2010.037116

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2010 Vol.2 No.3/4, pp.320 - 346

Published online: 25 Nov 2010 *

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