Succession in Family Firms: The Problem of Resistance

Family Business Review - Tập 1 Số 4 - Trang 361-381 - 1988
Wendy C. Handler1, Kathy E. Kram2
1Doctoral candidate in organizational behavior and instructor in family business management at the School of Management, Boston University. Her dissertation examines succession in family firms from the perspective of the potential heir.
2Associate professor of organizational behavior at the School of Management, Boston University. Her research and teaching interests include career development, ethics and managerial decision making, gender dynamics, and organizational change processes.

Tóm tắt

Succession is problematic for a majority of family firms. This paper argues that resistance to succession exists across many levels in these organizations and proposes a model that highlights the multiple contributing factors.

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