Competitive Advantages of Family Firms
A Historical Management Perspective on a Spanish Chocolatier
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2026
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83662-231-4 (ISBN)
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83662-231-4 (ISBN)
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Exploring the rise of a 19th-century Barcelona chocolatier, Jou-Badal traces the business strategies that turned a food manufacturer into a bourgeois industrialist, exemplified by the iconic Casa Amatller. Through an analysis of competitive advantages over generations, it offers a case study methodological approach for business historians.
At the turn of the 20th century, Barcelona's industrialist bourgeoisie showcased their wealth commissioning family residences from renowned architects embracing the modernist style. Within these families, a chocolatier emerged, expressing opulence through the iconic Casa Amatller, now a symbol of the city. How did a manufacturer of staple foodstuffs ascend to prominence alongside the foremost industrial figures of the nation?
This research unravels a success story in family business history, while engaging with debates in business and management research through the application of corporate strategy tool frameworks. The methodology incorporates a longitudinal approach of a company’s practices, departing from traditional cross-sectional business analyses, transforming static models into dynamic ones. This case study focuses on the creation of competitive advantages within a business dynasty spanning from 1797 to 1936 across four generations. The analysis of competitive advantage adheres to Michael Porter's model within the Value Chain (1985), meticulously examining the emergence and sustaining of advantages through a detailed assessment of each corporate activity.
Frontiers of Management History combines the craft of the business historian with the methodology of the social scientist to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the management history field alongside theories frameworks critiques and applications for practice. The main aim of the series is to create a new space in which to engage a new generation of historians and social scientists in order to contribute to the future direction of business organizational and management history.
At the turn of the 20th century, Barcelona's industrialist bourgeoisie showcased their wealth commissioning family residences from renowned architects embracing the modernist style. Within these families, a chocolatier emerged, expressing opulence through the iconic Casa Amatller, now a symbol of the city. How did a manufacturer of staple foodstuffs ascend to prominence alongside the foremost industrial figures of the nation?
This research unravels a success story in family business history, while engaging with debates in business and management research through the application of corporate strategy tool frameworks. The methodology incorporates a longitudinal approach of a company’s practices, departing from traditional cross-sectional business analyses, transforming static models into dynamic ones. This case study focuses on the creation of competitive advantages within a business dynasty spanning from 1797 to 1936 across four generations. The analysis of competitive advantage adheres to Michael Porter's model within the Value Chain (1985), meticulously examining the emergence and sustaining of advantages through a detailed assessment of each corporate activity.
Frontiers of Management History combines the craft of the business historian with the methodology of the social scientist to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the management history field alongside theories frameworks critiques and applications for practice. The main aim of the series is to create a new space in which to engage a new generation of historians and social scientists in order to contribute to the future direction of business organizational and management history.
Dr. Xavier Jou-Badal is Associate Professor of International Business and Economic History at ESCI - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain), holding a PhD and MSc in Economic History from Universitat de Barcelona.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Amatller Dynasty
Chapter 3. Arrival of the Chocolate Industry in Spain
Chapter 4. Value Chain Analysis: Primary Activities
Chapter 5. Value Chain Analysis: Support Activities
Chapter 6. Conclusions
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Frontiers of Management History |
| Verlagsort | Bingley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83662-231-7 / 1836622317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83662-231-4 / 9781836622314 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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