The Importance of Brand Values in Family Business
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https://doi.org/10.1344/jesb2017.2.j029Keywords:
Marketing, Brand, Family BusinessAbstract
Only a small body of literature exists on linking key marketing concepts in family business contexts and those studies that do exist show a significant bias towards brand management. Both the relevance of the subject and the lack of research assuming this challenge to date justify the interest and timeliness of this literature review.
Based on this interest—and the existing research opportunities—this article presents the concept of brand, together with a framework for its analysis in family business contexts. The paper summarizes the six main lines of research proposed, three from the perspective of identity management, and three from the perspective of stakeholders. The last section presents a series of interesting aspects for carrying out future research.
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