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The purposes of this article are: (1) to identify internal/micro-level factors associated with perception of family and business success, and (2) to compare single manager and dual manager family business households with respect to factors that contribute to their perceptions of business and family success. The data are from a nationally representative sample of 673 family business households. Using a two-stage least squares regression procedure, the results show a unique relationship between family success and business success. Family success positively impacts business success, but not vice versa, and predictors of family and business success vary widely between household types.
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Masuo, D., Fong, G., Yanagida, J. et al. Factors Associated with Business and Family Success: A Comparison of Single Manager and Dual Manager Family Business Households. Journal of Family and Economic Issues 22, 55–73 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009492604067
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