Class, Gender and the Family Business

216 Pages·2003·0.668 MB·English

by  Kate Mulholland (auth.)

Class, Gender and the
Family Business
Kate Mulholland
Class, Gender and the Family Business
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Class, Gender and the
Family Business
Kate Mulholland
© Kate Mulholland 2003
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2003 978-0-333-79336-7
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Mulholland,Kate,1949-
Class,gender,and the family business / Kate Mulholland.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Family-owned business enterprises. 2. Women-owned business
enterprises. 3. Businesswomen. 4. Entrepreneurship. 5. Wealth.
6. Social conflict. I.Title.
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Dedicated to Mike and Paul
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Contents
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgements x
1 Introduction 1
2 The Study, Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives 9
3 Business Partnership and the Gendering of Wealth Creation:
‘His Dream and My Money’ 28
4 Gender and the Management of Wealth Accumulation:
‘He also Wants a Pudding’ 48
5 Gender and Wealth Preservation:
‘I’m Not a Member of My Husband’s Family’ 70
6 Entrepreneurialism, Masculinities and the Self-Made Man 89
7 The Entrepreneur’s Wife and Family Life:
‘It’s Like Being a One-Parent Family’ 111
8 Women Owners: Honorary Men? 131
9 The Family Enterprise and Business Strategies 151
10 Conclusions 180
Notes 191
References 194
Name Index 203
Subject Index 205
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List of Tables
2.1 Distribution of Wealth across Generations 10
2.2 Distribution of Businesses among Couples 11
2.3 Character of Diversified Enterprise among ‘New and
‘Old’ Businesses 13
3.1 ‘New’ Wealth Couples: Distribution of Wives’
Contribution in Addition to Domestic Work 30
3.2 ‘Old’ Enterprise Couples: Wives’ Contribution in
Addition to Domestic Work 31
9.1 Distribution of Ethnic Minority and White Majority
‘New’ and ‘Old’ Businesses 157
9.2 Diversified Business among Ethnic Minority and
White Majority Categories 159
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