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Myths and Realities: Family Businesses' Contribution to the US Economy— A Framework for Assessing Family Business Statistics
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This article presents a framework for assessing commonly accepted family business statistics, based on the criteria used to define a family business. Using existing research from multiple fields and sources, a range is extrapolated for the total number of family businesses in the US, their contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment.
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- Authors
- Shanker, M. C., & Astrachan, J. H.
- Venue
- Family Business Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1996-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 107-123
- ISSN
- 0894-4865 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-6248
- OpenAlex
- W1985844650
- Cited by
- 759
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 14.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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