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A Theory of Succession in Family Firms

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2019
[Abstract] Succession is one of the most important issues for the most common type of firms. The literature on family firm succession has straggled as a part of different paradigms, setting forth stylized facts, informal arguments and observations. In this paper, we present a theory of family firm succession that unifies and synthesizes scattered and ...
Eduardo L. Giménez, José Antonio Novo
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Family Development Theory

The Nurse Practitioner, 1984
This is the first in a series of columns which will discuss theories " borrowed " from other disciplines and used in clinical practice. In this article, Duvall and Terkleson 's theories of family development are examined for their clinical usefulness. Examples of their utility and limitations are included.
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Family Theory Versus the Theories Families Live By

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003
I argue that there is significant disjunction between the way that families live their lives and the way that we theorize about families. Using the metaphor of positive and negative spaces from the art world, I argue that there are many negative spaces in our theorizing—everyday family activities that take up considerable time, energy, and attention ...
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Selecting Families and Coincidence Theory

Results in Mathematics, 2023
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Evolutionary Theory and the Human Family

The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1997
Emlen's (1995) paper "An evolutionary theory of the family" reviewed existing ideas about the nature of family systems and the reasons why they have evolved in certain animal species. His theorizing led him to propose 15 predictions about how family systems function, based on favorable evidence from various species, mostly birds.
J N, Davis, M, Daly
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Family Theories: An Introduction

, 2014
Family Theories: An Introduction. David M. Klein & James M. White. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. 1996. 294 pp. Hardcover ISBN 0-80395852-8. $48 cloth, $23.95 paper.
Stan Knapp, D. M. Klein, James M. White
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The family FIRO model: The integration of group theory and family theory

The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1988
Abstract In this article, the authors present the Family FIRO Model, an integration of small-group theory and family therapy.
Nicholas Colangelo, William J. Doherty
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Family Stress Theory: Implications for Family Health

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 1997
The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation explains variations in how families respond to stressful situations and crisis. Key concepts of the model and supporting research are presented. Suggestions for ways to use the Resiliency Model in practice are provided.
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Family Theory and the Scientific Method

Family Process, 1984
The evolution of family interactional research reveals a transformation from the theoretical concerns of a novel cybernetic paradigm to methodological problems of a prior mechanistic one. This change can be understood, within a cybernetic perspective, as an example of the characteristic functioning of adaptive systems attempting to maintain themselves ...
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Family Theory

2007
Abstract Clinicians may choose from many practice theories to guide their work with families. Practitioners may select from the theories reviewed earlier in this book (reflective, cognitive, behavioral, and solution focused), as they are not specific to working with individuals.
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