Impact of Owners’ Qualifications on the Management Style of Small and Medium Family Businesses

Authors

  • Hanna Mizgajska Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Prezydenta Stanisława Wojciechowskiego w Kaliszu Wydział Nauk Społecznych i Humanistycznych
  • Łukasz Wściubiak Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu Instytut Zarządzania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.152.6

Keywords:

family businesses, management, qualifications, small and medium-sized enterprises, training

Abstract

The aim of the study is to diagnose the relationship between the level of formal education, professional experience, having a job matching the learned profession, working on a managerial position and participation in training of family business owners and their method of management. The way of management is characterised by business goals, profit allocation, number of work hours in the company and delegation of tasks. The degree of using credits and loans, applying for and using EU funds, as well as the company’s financial results were also considered. Empirical material collected in a targeted manner using a survey method from 135 family companies representing the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises in southern Wielkopolska was used in the work. The survey was carried out by students of the second year of undergraduate studies at the State Higher Vocational School in Kalisz as part of a course in entrepreneurship. The research was carried out in 2017 and the information about companies concerns the years 2014-2016. The empirical material was processed by the analysis of descriptive statistics and interdependencies were examined by the gamma correlation method and the Chi-square test. The research has shown a significant impact of both industry-related and broad-based training on the way of management and financing, as well as the financial results of the surveyed family businesses.

Author Biographies

Hanna Mizgajska, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Prezydenta Stanisława Wojciechowskiego w Kaliszu Wydział Nauk Społecznych i Humanistycznych

Hanna Mizgajska, a full professor at the President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. She is an author of over 100 publications, mainly about economics and the functioning of SMEs, three of which are monographs. She also participated in several international conferences organised by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) or the International Council for Small Business (ICSB). Her research areas include innovation activity of SMEs, supporting and developing SMEs and women entrepreneurship.

Łukasz Wściubiak, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu Instytut Zarządzania

Łukasz Wściubiak, PhD, an assistant professor, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Institute of Management. His research interests are focused on the issues of innovation, interorganisational cooperation, intellectual property management and technology entrepreneurship. He is a member of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) and an author of over 30 papers released in scientific journals, monographs and conference proceedings.

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2019-12-28

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Mizgajska, H., & Wściubiak, Łukasz. (2019). Impact of Owners’ Qualifications on the Management Style of Small and Medium Family Businesses. Entrepreneurship – Education, 15(2), 83–94. https://doi.org/10.24917/20833296.152.6

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2019): The role of education in entrepreneurship development

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