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Learning in a family business through intermarriage: a rhetorical history perspective

McAdam, Maura orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2203-5485, Clinton, Eric, Hamilton, Eleanor orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9617-2020 and Gartner, William B. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5863-9988 (2023) Learning in a family business through intermarriage: a rhetorical history perspective. Family Business Review, 36 (1). pp. 63-83. ISSN 0894-4865

Abstract
We use concepts from rhetorical history and mnemonic communities to expand on the notion of “intermarriage” in a family business as the merger of shared histories among family members, nonfamily members, and individuals from other families and suggest that a common mnemonic narrative defines the parameters of the family business rather than the structural properties of the firm or the genetic relationships among family members. Our analysis reveals how fundamental family business practices can be changed when confronted with the intimate knowledge of the rhetorical history of the failure of others.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:family business; intermarriage; mnemonic communities; rhetorical history; learning
Subjects:UNSPECIFIED
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Family Business
Publisher:Sage Publications
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1177/08944865231157040
Copyright Information:© 2023 The Authors
ID Code:28256
Deposited On:17 Apr 2023 09:35 by Luke O'callaghan Smith . Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 10:12
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