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Strategic profiles and evolution of family businesses in the Netherlands Leenders, M and Waarts, E 2008, 'Strategic profiles and evolution of family businesses in the Netherlands' in V. Gupta, N. Levenburg, L.L. Moore, J. Motwani, T.V. Schwartz (ed.) Culturally-sensitive models of family business in Germanic Europe: A compendium using the GLOBE paradigm, Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, pp. 160-183. Document type: Book Chapter Collection: Book Chapters Title Strategic profiles and evolution of family businesses in the Netherlands Author(s) Leenders, M Waarts, E Year 2008 Title of book Culturally-sensitive models of family business in Germanic Europe: A compendium using the GLOBE paradigm Publisher Icfai University Press Place of publication Hyderabad, India Editor(s) V. Gupta, N. Levenburg, L.L. Moore, J. Motwani, T.V. Schwartz Start page 160 End page 183 Subjects Organisation and Management Theory Summary In this study, we make a distinction between a firm's family and business orientation. The two dimensions are used to develop a space of family businesses that include 'Houses of Business', 'Family Money Machines', 'Family Life Traditions', and 'Hobby Salons'. In the first part of this study, we test the validity of the dimensions. Our empirical research among family businesses (n =220) shows that, based on the orientations, different types of firms co-exist. As expected, we find that differences in family and business orientation result in different advantages and disadvantages with respect to performance indicators such as motivation, conflict resolution and continuity. In an in-depth follow up study among 24 family businesses, we learned that evolutions on the family dimension do not follow a clear pattern. But, for the business dimension there is a natural tendency to become stronger over time, resulting in a trajectory towards a House of Business and a Family Money Machine. Copyright notice © 2008 V. Gupta / Icfai University Press Keyword(s) family businesses Netherlands ISBN 8131412258 Related Links Link Description http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/304118 Link to Published Version   Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 07:31:05 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 148 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 22 Jan 2013, 07:28:00 EST by Catalyst Administrator