000			00935nab a22001217a 4500
008			160615b1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aHabbershon, Timothy G
245			_aPerceptions are reality _chow family meetings lead to collective action / Habbershon,
260			_c1997
300			_a37 - 52
520			_aFamily meetings develop family unity through the creation of perceived shared beliefs. The article presents a model with strategic implications showing how shared beliefs lead to collective action, which leads to outcomes and then the reassessment of the shared beliefs. Finally, the article reports on initial research on the reliability of instruments developed to explore one aspect of this model: The creation of shared beliefs through family meetings. The initial results suggest that perceptions of shared beliefs may be an important stimulant of collective family activity.
773			_aFamily Business Review _dMar
999			_c43555 _d43555