Case studies in family business : overcoming destructive conflict, deviance, and dysfunction in the family firm / edited by Roland E Kidwell (Carl DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Department of Management Programs, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kidwell, Roland E., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar cases in entrepreneurship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family-owned business enterprises--Case studies.

Family-owned business enterprises.

Conflict management--Case studies.

Conflict management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"In this illuminating casebook, Roland Kidwell brings together eminent scholars and researchers, showcasing real-world examples of family businesses and potential challenges they may face. Chapters encapsulate possible tensions that may manifest within family businesses, including sibling rivalry, intergenerational conflict, and clashing ideas about work ethic. Ultimately, the authors propose that it is essential for stakeholders and those in leadership to understand what techniques, policies and behaviors do, and indeed do not, work in family firms. Key Features: Contains learning notes at the end of each case to summarize key ideas and structure scholarly learning. Includes cases from several different countries, giving this fascinating book international scope. Provides genuine testimonies from those involved in family businesses to illustrate potential threats to company harmony and firm survival. This casebook is vital for those teaching and studying business and leadership, corporate governance, and family business. Family business advisors and those working in family business centers will additionally benefit from the practical scenarios illustrated throughout the book"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: Dealing with the dark side of family firms, case by case / Roland E. Kidwell

Part I: Family fights: Parents, children and siblings

1. Navigating relational rifts and communication clashes in the peyton family firm / Gaia Marchisio, Eric R. Kushins and Robert Randolph

2. Brotherly battles at brew corp: "family firms should be forbidden by law" / Dagmar Y. Hattenberg, Erik Veldhuizen and Judith van Helvert

3. Feuding siblings: Sowing the seeds of conflict in the family business / Unai Arzubiaga, Amaia Maseda and Javier Macías

4. Tuskys supermarkets: The good, the bad and the ugly in the kago family business / William Murithi and Sally Kah

5. Stahlmann gmbh: Everything lost due to intergenerational conflict / Sandra Fiedler

6. Dee doks' family business conflicts: Culture or nurture? / Folashade O. Akinyemi

Part II: Succession struggles (and successes): The next generations

7. Schmidt print and media - a family business in upheaval / Christopher Khoury, Christine Keller and Nadine Kammerlander

8. Heladería roma: Challenges of succession in a climate of distrust / Pablo Álamo and Unai Arzubiaga

9. Raj general supplies limited: Three daughters take over the family business / William Murithi and Karumba Kinyua

10. Preventing history from repeating itself: The succession process at de berg / Astrid Kramer and Miranda Stienstra

Part III: Corporate governance - or lack thereof

11. The johnsons unveiled: A family's clash of values, business, and philanthropy / Małgorzata Smulowitz and Peter Vogel

12. The past catches up with everyone: Legal failures of the previous generation threaten a family firm's future / Jan Klaus Tänzler and Annegret Hauer

13. Sport sponsoring at royal jumbo food group: A double-edged sword / Miranda Stienstra, Astrid Kramer and Ties van Daal

14. The enemy at home: Diversification and professionalization at bombe / María Jesús Hernández-Ortiz, Manuel Carlos Vallejo-Martos, Myriam Cano-Rubio and Francisca Panadés-Zamora

Part IV: Bad behavior in the family business

15. Landscape plus / Steve Gaklis

16. Jacobson hardware store: Overcoming conflict, dysfunction, and death in a family business / John James Cater III

17. Lost in transitions? / Cristina Alvarado-Alvarez and Martin C. Euwema

18. Frutas y verduras san miguel: Gambling with the future of the family firm / Pablo Álamo and Unai Arzubiaga

19. Blinded by trust: A cousin's fraud threatens a family business / Ellison Howard Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035307357 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.