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Family Business in China, Volume 1

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This chapter provides a brief discussion of the primary motivations behind this book volume, as well as the overarching theoretical framework that we will apply.

The history mirrors both thriving and calamity (以史为鉴, 可以知兴替).

—Li, Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang (唐太宗李世民, 566–635)

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    Sociology of family, sociological study on family, and family sociology are interchangeably used in this book.

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  1. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

    Ling Chen

  2. Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

    Jian An Zhu

  3. Business and Information Technology, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

    Hanqing Fang

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Chen, L., Zhu, J.A., Fang, H. (2021). Introduction. In: Family Business in China, Volume 1. Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51395-5_1

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