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Standing in the shadow of the corporation: women’s contribution to Swedish family business in the early twentieth century

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  • Therese Nordlund Edvinsson

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This article investigates the role of wives in the Swedish business elite in the early 1900s, through letters and diaries. The Swedish case is particularly interesting, since the country has a long tradition of successful corporate families. The corporate wife was expected to perform duties linked to the family business. To get more directly involved in the firm, the husband had to give his permission. By offering support the wife could gain tacit knowledge of her husband’s work. Her emotional efforts influenced the achievements of the family business, sometimes even its survival.

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  • Therese Nordlund Edvinsson, 2016. "Standing in the shadow of the corporation: women’s contribution to Swedish family business in the early twentieth century," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(4), pages 532-546, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:58:y:2016:i:4:p:532-546
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2015.1105219
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