Family Enterprises in the UK: A Special Sector?
质疑英国中小企业政策未区分家族与非家族企业的有效性，通过文献回顾和对10家苏格兰家族企业的访谈，发现家族企业有显著差异，呼吁承认“家族企业部门”以促进其发展。
This 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).