Life in the Family Circle

Abstract

Women who work in family businesses operate in very different settings from non‐family business women. Their work may involve travel to a workplace away from home, but it is not away from family. Using data collected during telephone and face‐to‐face interviews, the author examines the interpersonal networks of family business and non‐family business women. The article presents a brief background of the issues involved in the study of interpersonal networks, women′s roles in networks and their implicaations for women′s family business participation. Through a discussion of the research findings, the influence of life in a family business on women′s personal and professional development is questioned.

Citation

Lyman, A.R. (1989), "Life in the Family Circle", Women in Management Review, Vol. 4 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001788