Family business and business dynasties: A case study of Russia

Abstract

Family business and family business dynasties are notorious all around the world. The Waltons, the Fords, the Hiltons, the Bushes, the Kardashians, or the Murdochs -all of them shape up the world's globalized economy. However, in Russia business dynasties are just passing through the stage of their initial development and setting. As a result, very little empirical research has been carried out so far to determine socio-physiological traits of its incumbents. This paper describes the peculiarities of the 'founders of business dynasties' (i.e., a group of business owners who have already worked with their relatives and

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