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Family and cultural factors impacting entrepreneurship in war time Lebanon

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  • Josiane Fahed-Sreih
  • David Pistrui
  • Wilfred V. Huang
  • Harold P. Welsch

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This study profiles the characteristics, attributes and growth orientations of Lebanese entrepreneurs including the relationships, roles and contributions that family and culture play in the development of private SMEs. Drawing on a sample of 112 entrepreneurs' psychographic motives, demographic attributes and business activities are revealed. Family and enterprise relationships related to employment, investment and active family participation and growth orientations are empirically tested. The findings suggest that entrepreneurs are motivated by the need for independence and flexibility. Entrepreneurs were found to rely heavily on family member participation to establish, develop and grow their enterprises.

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  • Josiane Fahed-Sreih & David Pistrui & Wilfred V. Huang & Harold P. Welsch, 2010. "Family and cultural factors impacting entrepreneurship in war time Lebanon," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(1), pages 35-51.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:12:y:2010:i:1:p:35-51
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    Cited by:

    1. Nehme Azoury & Elie Bouri, 2015. "Principal–principal conflicts in Lebanese unlisted family firms," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 19(2), pages 461-493, May.
    2. Nora Stel, 2013. "Diaspora versus Refugee: The Political Economy of Lebanese Entrepreneurship Regimes," Working Papers 2013/16, Maastricht School of Management.
    3. Samara, Georges, 2021. "Family businesses in the Arab Middle East: What do we know and where should we go?," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 12(3).
    4. Zafar U. Ahmed & Craig C. Julian, 2012. "International Entrepreneurship in Lebanon," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 13(1), pages 25-38, February.

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