期刊名称：International Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：1833-3850
电子版ISSN：1833-8119
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：10
页码：284
DOI：10.5539/ijbm.v6n10p284
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：Purpose: In this paper business and family related decisions about business growth among Malay small family business (MSFBs) in Selangor, Malaysia are explored. Focussing on business and family dynamics strategies for developing the MSFB sector, extant literature on issues associated with decision-making about business growth indicated and empirical evidence from MSFB owners presented. Design/methodology/approach: Using a qualitative approach, a case study design was used to interview owners and family members of ten different Malay small family businesses. Analysis was undertaken using Aronson’s pragmatic, thematic analysis. Findings: In the Malay culture, family members participate in family discussions as a precursor to final decisions being made by the father or family elders; a decision-making style well known as pseudo-participative. Results suggest that business and family related decisions about business growth consist of four component areas; finance, technology, employment and support. Business (finance and technology) and family (employment and support) issues need to be considered and appraised by owners of MSFBs as antecedents of growth; i.e., if the business is to move from the a position of survival to one of growth. Practical implications: Business (finance and technology) and family (employment and support) decisions must be taken for decision-makers to optimise achievement of their growth intentions. Similarly, implications for government related policies and business associations as support services should give special attention to assist develop growth processes of MSFBs. Originality/ value: The findings in the paper add knowledge to the disciplines of decision-making, small family businesses and the task of growing a business.
