Perception of the Family Business Phenomen Representatives of African Universities

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perception of the Family Business Phenomen Representatives of African Universities

Original language description

Purpose: Family businesses are an essential element in improving living standards, especially in developing countries in Africa. But unless they are defined as a unique form of business it is not possible to create support for them.Universities can be considered key players in this issue. Based on the scientific outputs, family businesses could become acknowledged by a government organization. The aim of this study is therefore to identify the way in which the issue of family businesses is perceived by representatives of African universities and whether there is a relationship between this perception and financial support for them. Methodology: The questionnaire survey was conducted at 38 faculties of economics at African universities, those faculties being chosen at random. The population numbered 481 faculties of economics. Chi-square tests of independence were used to analyse the questionnaire results. Results: Dependency was found between whether family businesses in a particular country are deemed by scientists at African faculties of economics to be a specific form of business undertaking and whether the respondents consider family businesses to have sufficient support in tertiary education. It was also found that in those countries in which a family business is deemed by scientists to be a unique form of business undertaking, such businesses are more frequently provided with financial support by the government. More than 97 % of respondents think it desirable to also consider family businesses from the perspective of scientific research. Originality: The study provides novel insights into the education about family business in the frame of tertiary economic education across the Africa region and from the scientist point of view.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů