000			01155nab a22001217a 4500
008			160615b1996 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aDunn, Barbara
245			_aFamily enterprises in the UK _ca special sector? / Dunn, Barbara.
260			_c1996
300			_a139 - 155
520			_aThis paper questions the effectiveness of economic development policies and programs which fail to differentiate family from non-family enterprises in the UK small and medium-sized firms sector. Published evidence is reviewed and findings from workshops and interviews with 10 Scottish family enterprises demonstrate that family enterprises differ, and in some economically significant ways, from non-family enterprises. It is suggested that the lack of provision for family enterprises hinders their business activity. The aim is to begin an argument for recognition of a family business sector in the UK in order to promote business activity in this economically significant group of firms, and to achieve a better payoff for governments from investment in economic development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
773			_aFamily Business Review _dJun
999			_c43537 _d43537