Viewed 4812 times | words: 312Published on 2018-05-01 | Updated on 2018-05-02 07:19:45 | words: 312References Colli, AndreaCapitalismo famigliareBookID 112632203ISBN 9788815115294(see LibraryThing.com card) Description (from Amazon)---My review: 3.5/5interesting review of the literature about family-owned/managed/controlled businessesbefore I picked it up in a library, I expected a descriptive/normative book, and was puzzled about its feasibilityafter I previewed it in the library, and moreover after the first read, I saw that instead this short book can be more aptly described as a journey through the concept and definition of "family business", and how the cultural framework (of both the researcher and the object of her/his research) influences the definition of an inherently "fuzzy" subject if you move beyond the mom-and-pop shop, "family business" is a concept that can have some interesting side-effects on the path that you choose in studying, changing, managing, or even just work within an organizationmy interest? as I studied other "closed cultures", to compare my own "mental notes through experience", where I define "family business" also a business organization that adopts a family-like approach, with what researchers found aroundyou can read this book on multiple levels- but if you are involved in changing or integrating with a "family-like business organization" (where "business" includes whatever produces effects that go beyond those directly working within the organization- from services, to just a club of former employees), it will hopefully raise more questions/challenges to your own experiences and ideas that deliver answersOutline material: No outline material yet shared