How Families Work Together

✍ Scribed by Mary F. Whiteside, Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward (auth.)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 99
• Series: Family Business Leadership Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Through an investigative look at familial interactions, the authors highlight normal conflicts, criticisms, and communications failures that are a part of the family experience as well as their effects on working relationships within the enterprise.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
How Family Shapes the Future of Your Business....Pages 1-4
Business vs. Family....Pages 5-9
The Payoff....Pages 11-14
The “Normal” Family....Pages 15-18
How the Family Works as a System....Pages 19-54
Unlocking the Barriers to the Past....Pages 55-70
How Transitions Raise Family Issues....Pages 71-74
A Few Simple Rules for Smooth Family Functioning....Pages 75-78
Some Signals that a Family May Be in Trouble....Pages 79-80
The Role of the Family Professional....Pages 81-83
Summary....Pages 85-86
Back Matter....Pages 87-94

✦ Subjects

Small Business;Management;Organization;Business Strategy/Leadership;Entrepreneurship;Family Business