<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The Interreg IV-A research project aims at analysing the socioeconomic consequences of disruptive situations in microbusinesses of the rural French-Swiss Jura region. Several researchers are focusing on this topic within the various institutions involved in the project<sup>2</sup>. I will rather focus on the common characteristics of microbusinesses on either side of the border. These similarities pertain to the overlapping of the family and business spheres, which often involves an overlapping of statuses, and to the gender relations induced by this overlapping, as well as to the precarious economic situation of these small structures. This article aims at putting into perspective the typology originated by all the biographical interviews collected. This typology compares the figure of the family business heir to that of the self-taught entrepreneur. Such a difference in achieving professional independence brings about strategic patterns of separation/fusion between private and professional lives, patterns which are specific to each above-mentioned ideal type. This typology is yet to be refined, but it already draws attention to the strategies developed by players to separate - or not - family and business spheres. Thus, by tackling the issue of disruption through this typology of company managers, the article will show various influential elements in the event of a disruption, both on the viability of the company and on the personal itinerary of the people involved.</p></abstract>

The Interreg IV-A research project aims at analysing the socioeconomic consequences of disruptive situations in microbusinesses of the rural French-Swiss Jura region. Several researchers are focusing on this topic within the various institutions involved in the project2. I will rather focus on the common characteristics of microbusinesses on either side of the border. These similarities pertain to the overlapping of the family and business spheres, which often involves an overlapping of statuses, and to the gender relations induced by this overlapping, as well as to the precarious economic situation of these small structures. This article aims at putting into perspective the typology originated by all the biographical interviews collected. This typology compares the figure of the family business heir to that of the self-taught entrepreneur. Such a difference in achieving professional independence brings about strategic patterns of separation/fusion between private and professional lives, patterns which are specific to each above-mentioned ideal type. This typology is yet to be refined, but it already draws attention to the strategies developed by players to separate - or not - family and business spheres. Thus, by tackling the issue of disruption through this typology of company managers, the article will show various influential elements in the event of a disruption, both on the viability of the company and on the personal itinerary of the people involved.

Organization of Rural Microbusinesses Under Specific Family Owners Conditions

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The Interreg IV-A research project aims at analysing the socioeconomic consequences of disruptive situations in microbusinesses of the rural French-Swiss Jura...

Organization of Rural Microbusinesses Under Specific Family Owners Conditions

Published Online: Sep 22, 2016

Page range: 156 - 166

Received: Jan 23, 2015

Accepted: Sep 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2015-0011

Keywords
Microbusinesses, Disruptions, Rural development, Family business, France- Switzerland comparison, Creator-Heir, Jura region

© by Maylis Sposito

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Organization of Rural Microbusinesses Under Specific Family Owners Conditions

Published Online: Sep 22, 2016

Page range: 156 - 166

Received: Jan 23, 2015

Accepted: Sep 07, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2015-0011

KeywordsMicrobusinesses, Disruptions, Rural development, Family business, France- Switzerland comparison, Creator-Heir, Jura region

© by Maylis Sposito

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Microbusinesses, Disruptions, Rural development, Family business, France- Switzerland comparison, Creator-Heir, Jura region