The limited research that examines the relationship between ownership structure (family business status) and strategy has provided conflicting results. In this paper we empirically examined that relationship and found that some differences exist in how family businesses compete in the marketplace. The current understanding of the strategy construct however has limited our ability to measure the actual differences in strategies.
The topical outline of the developments in the legal environment in which marketing functions is presented below. Since only the most important cases as evaluated by the editorial staff are presented, the lack of important cases may lead to the absence of entries under one or more subtopics. For individual items covered, more detailed information may be obtained by reference to the source cited. Reference to CCH is to the Commerce Clearing House's Trade Regulation Reporter; reference to BNA is to the Bureau of National Affairs’ Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report. Contributions by members of the editorial staff are identified by the contributor's surname appearing in the headnote of each specific entry.
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