The family in business the dynamics of the family firm /

Liebowitz, Bernard.

The family in business the dynamics of the family firm / [electronic resource] : Bernard Liebowitz. - 1st ed. - [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2011. - 1 electronic text (xi, 145 p.) : digital file. - Strategic management collection, 2150-9646 . - Strategic management collection, .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.

Preface -- 1. What is a family business? -- 2. Planning for transition -- 3. Family dynamics -- 4. When consultants are called -- 5. Succession -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. A workbook on transition planning for the family business -- Appendix B. Case studies -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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The family business has historically been seen as a haven for both family and business problems, the net result being that few families persist into the second generation and fewer still into the third and subsequent generations. Recent research has taken issue with this all-encompassing pronouncement and has suggested that those family businesses that persist into future generations have positive qualities that have been overlooked.




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9781606492796 (electronic bk.)

10.4128/9781606492796 doi

2 BEP


Family-owned business enterprises.

family business family dynamics succession planning training for succession succession failures management succession parental influence family business consultation business values father-offspring conflict family structure dysfunctional family businesses conflict resolution definition of family business longevity of family business system theory


Electronic books.

HD62.25 / .L544 2011

658.045