Understanding Family Firms Case Studies on the Management of Crises, Uncertainty and Change /

• Main Authors: Carsrud, Alan L. (Author), Brännback, Malin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business ; 2
• Subjects: Business.; Family-owned business enterprises.; Management.; Business and Management.; Family Business.

Family-owned and managed firms are often beset by a variety of crises that can impact the firm’s very survival. These may include changes in technology, deaths of critical family members, competition within an industrial sector, shifts in market dynamics and product mixes, economic turmoil, politica...