Businesses run by romantic couples—couple businesses—are an important social and
economic phenomenon. These businesses are widespread and represent a distinct form of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution of “Matriarchy” to the
entrepreneurship and family business literature. The literature on gendered aspects of …

Recent researchers have called for a more detailed and nuanced investigation of the
behavioral dynamics of an important family firm and entrepreneurial unit of analysis, the …

Utilising a comparative/doing gender approach and thematic narrative methodology, we
examine how copreneurs–romantic business partners–construct business and caring …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the family dynamics factors and gender
roles influencing the functioning of copreneurial business practices, to propose a conceptual …

Purpose The change in couples' personal ambitions concerning their careers, how they look
after their family and how they deal with the work–family balance has revolutionized their …

This study investigated the influences of couple goal congruence and venture-related
communication on new venture creation. It was grounded on the Sustainable Family …

Examining entrepreneurial self-efficacy across venture creation phases is important as
research indicates that behaviours to which self-efficacy corresponds are largely concerned …

Family businesses are generally considered to be different from nonfamily firms. Couple-run
companies represent a subset of family business but are often excluded from comparative …

The primary objective of this study is to examine the experiences of copreneurs specifically
those who operate in the black townships of the Western Cape. Specifically, this study …