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   Understanding the Small Family Business » Read Now

   by Denise E. Fletcher. 226 pgs.

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   It is estimated that family businesses comprise between 60-90 per cent of all firms in Europe and the United States. This book makes a contribution to the understanding of small family firms by bringing together a number of key themes in management/organization studies.
   
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   Sustaining the Family Business: An Insider's Guide to Managing across Generations » Read Now

   by Marshall B. Paisner. 214 pgs.

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   From the local dry cleaner to the nation's largest to breweries, family businesses make up 90 percent of the fifteen million businesses in the United States. Yet only one-third make it to the second generation, and 10 percent to the third, because owners -- tempted by lucrative offers -- cash in to...

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   From the local dry cleaner to the nation's largest to breweries, family businesses make up 90 percent of the fifteen million businesses in the United States. Yet only one-third make it to the second generation, and 10 percent to the third, because owners -- tempted by lucrative offers -- cash in to ensure the financial security of their children. In Sustaining the Family Business, Marshall Paisner celebrates the unique qualities of the family business, and offers a comprehensive resource for successfully managing the enterprise across generations. Drawing from his own extensive experience, new primary research, and examples of family businesses in a wide range of industries, Paisner offers practical recommendations for handling conflict, establishing professional management structures, setting long-term goals, developing tax and estate strategies, and preparing heirs to take the reins.

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   Defining the Family Business by Behavior, in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice » Read Now

   by James J. Chrisman, Jess H. Chua, Pramodita Sharma. 21 pgs.

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   Entrepreneurship and Family Business: Exploring the Connections, in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice » Read Now

   by W. Gibb Dyer Jr., Wendy Handler. 13 pgs.

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   Strategic Goals and Practices of Innovative Family Businesses, in Journal of Small Business Management » Read Now

   by Jonathan D. Haley, Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero, Joseph E. McCann. 10 pgs.

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   Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research: Comparisons, Critique, and Lessons, in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice » Read Now

   by Robert H. Brockhaus. 14 pgs.

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   Strategic and Business Planning Practices of Fast Growth Family Firms, in Journal of Small Business Management » Read Now

   by Joe T. Felan, Elisabeth J. Teal, Nancy Upton. 13 pgs.

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   Managing Family Businesses in Small Communities, in Journal of Small Business Management » Read Now

   by Harriet McLeod, Nancy J. Miller, Keun Young Oh. 15 pgs.

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   The Influence of Family on the Family Business Succession Process: A Multi-generational Perspective, in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice » Read Now

   by Peter S. Davis, Paula D. Harveston. 23 pgs.

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    Structuring Family Business Succession: An Analysis of the Future Leader's Decision Making, in Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice » Read Now

    by Dean A. Shepherd, Andrew Zacharakis. 16 pgs.

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    The Dependence of Family Businesses on a Single Decision-Maker, in Journal of Small Business Management » Read Now

    by James J. Barnett, Glenn Feltham, Tammi S. Feltham. 15 pgs.

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