Cultural Change in Family Firms: Anticipating and Managing Business and Family TransitionsISBN: 978-0-470-62200-1
Paperback
204 pages
December 2009, Pfeiffer
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A Note to the Reader
Preface
The Author
Part One: The Evolution of Culture in Family Firms
1. How Culture Affects the Firm's Growth and Development
2. Understanding the Patterns of Business, Family, and Board Cultures
3. Leaders as Catalysts for Cultural Change
Part Two: Anticipating Cultural Transitions from Generation to Generation
4. The First Generation: How the Founder Shapes the Culture
5. Conflicts and Power Struggles in the Second and Third Generations
6. Cultural Ramifications of Public Ownership and Professional Management
Part Three: Managing Family Firms Successfully and Ensuring Continuity
7. Handling Key Transitions Effectively
8. Determining Culturally Based Problems and Initiating Change
9. The Twelve Signs of a Healthy Firm
Appendix: Cultural Assumptions in Family Firms
References
Index