Women and Family Business
ZENITH International Journal of Business Economics & Management Research
Vol.1 Issue 1, Oct 2011, ISSN 2249 8826 Online available at http://zenithresearch.org.in/
WHY WOMEN WANT TO ENTRE INTO FAMILY BUSINESS?
Dr. Babli Dhiman*, **Ms. Harvinder Kaur**,
* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara. **Student MPhil, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.
ABSTRACT The rate of women entry in family businesses is increasing in recent years. Therefore this paper is an attempt to know the motivating and influencing factors behind the rapid entry of women in family business. Keeping this aspect in mind this paper is divided into three parts. Part one represents introduction, review of literature, research methodology and objectives of the study. Part two review the reasons behind the women entry into family business. This paper includes qualitative analysis and convenient sampling technique has been used. This study is based on information obtained from primary sources which includes 125 female respondents working in their family businesses which are taken from the selected cities of Punjab state in Northern India. Final analysis includes ranking for the factors which motivates women to enter into family business and the topmost factors are that today’s women want decision making freedom (76%), feeling of proud while telling others that, they are part of family business (72.8%) and upliftment of their family status (72%) due to their skills. Final and third part includes conclusion of the study. Key words: Entry, Family business, Women, Reasons
INTRODUCTION Family firms are the most common form of business structure; they employ many millions of people and generate a considerable amount of the world‟s wealth. A family business is a company owned, controlled, and operated by members of one or several families. Many companies that are now publicly held were founded as family businesses. Many family businesses have
Vol.1 Issue 1, Oct 2011, ISSN 2249 8826 Online available at http://zenithresearch.org.in/
WHY WOMEN WANT TO ENTRE INTO FAMILY BUSINESS?
Dr. Babli Dhiman*, **Ms. Harvinder Kaur**,
* Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara. **Student MPhil, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.
ABSTRACT The rate of women entry in family businesses is increasing in recent years. Therefore this paper is an attempt to know the motivating and influencing factors behind the rapid entry of women in family business. Keeping this aspect in mind this paper is divided into three parts. Part one represents introduction, review of literature, research methodology and objectives of the study. Part two review the reasons behind the women entry into family business. This paper includes qualitative analysis and convenient sampling technique has been used. This study is based on information obtained from primary sources which includes 125 female respondents working in their family businesses which are taken from the selected cities of Punjab state in Northern India. Final analysis includes ranking for the factors which motivates women to enter into family business and the topmost factors are that today’s women want decision making freedom (76%), feeling of proud while telling others that, they are part of family business (72.8%) and upliftment of their family status (72%) due to their skills. Final and third part includes conclusion of the study. Key words: Entry, Family business, Women, Reasons
INTRODUCTION Family firms are the most common form of business structure; they employ many millions of people and generate a considerable amount of the world‟s wealth. A family business is a company owned, controlled, and operated by members of one or several families. Many companies that are now publicly held were founded as family businesses. Many family businesses have
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