Family Firms Case Studies on the Management of Growth, Decline, and Transition

This is the third in a series of casebooks on issues faced by families owning and managing a business. This volume focuses on the management of growth, decline, and transition in such firms. These cases are clustered together because family firms grow, decline, and grow again, often transforming the...

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Main Authors: Brännback, Malin, Carsrud, Alan L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:SpringerBriefs in Business
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Reading a Family Business Case
  • Case One: Bacardi Limited – A growing family’s firm in a consolidating industry
  • Case Two: Thai-Rolls Restaurants – Growth and Delegating Control to Non-Family Management
  • Case Three: Seattle Homes and the Waterman Family – Transitions in the family firm
  • Case Four: Sol News vs. the Internet – At the crossroads of entering the family firm or starting a new venture
  • Case Five: Sarmak and Sarteks – Transition in the family firm, to stay or not stay
  • Case Six: California Steel & Supply – Transition in key employees
  • Case Seven: Risk Strategies Management, Inc. – A family managed technology firm goes public
  • Case Eight: White’s Gourmet Foods, Inc. – Building a multi-billion dollar private family firm
  • About the Authors.