Succeeding Generations
Realizing the Dream of Families in Business
Harvard Business Review Press, 1999
Category:
Small Business
(9)
(10)
(6)In this summary you will learn
- The dangers that generational succession poses to family-owned businesses
- The strengths and weaknesses of the ownership structures most commonly found in family businesses
- How to groom leaders among younger generations and effectively manage their succession to leadership positions
Why you should read Succeeding Generations
Succeeding Generations takes the family business where few dare to venture: into the perilous landscape of succession - the boneyard of many a family enterprise felled by dissension, sibling rivalry, and greed. Ivan Lansberg, co-founder of the Family Firm Institute and your guide through this treacherous terrain, neatly straddles the worlds of academic rigor and real-world experience as he shows you how to pave the way for the generation to come. Case studies of well-known family businesses illustrate Lansberg’s observations and bring his advice home. getAbstract.com recommends this book to anyone involved in the complex concern of family business.
About the Author
Ivan Lansberg grew up in a family business, and serves as an organizational psychologist in New Haven, Connecticut. He is co-founder and senior partner of Lansberg-Gersick, a firm specializing in family enterprise and philanthropy. He is also co-founder of the Family Firm Institute, and the founding editor of the Family Business Review.
Comment on this summary
Be the first to write a comment! Sign in to share your opinion
If you wish to purchase 20 or more copies of this title (not the summary, but the actual book), please contact us at info@getAbstract.com. Make sure you include the title of the book and your phone number.
getAbstract makes it easy for you to access the summary of Succeeding Generations any time or any place. Once registered, you can choose from a variety of download formats: PDF for your computer, BlackBerry, iPhone, Kindle, PDA or other handheld devices. You can even obtain the audio version of many of our summaries.
Subscribe today to gain access to this summary as well as many other compelling titles!