When the Successor Becomes the True Leader of a Family Business?

• Autorzy: Alicja Hadryś-Nowak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: The aim of presented paper is to try to answer to the questions: what are the factors that facilitate or inhibit the process of becoming the leader for international family business, and what are the major successor's characteristics enabling successor to be a true leader of international family business? Research Design & Methods: The in-depth interview method was used. Findings: Successor's characteristics such as: integrity, commitment to the family and family business, ability to command the respect of the personnel, decisiveness and interpersonal skills, proved to be relevant. Contribution & Value Added: With the study, author aim to contribute to a better understanding of factors connected with successor's passage from manager to leader in international family business. the successors need to feel responsibility for the family. Secondly, he/she should has the deciding power in some part of the business. As case study shows, conflicts and interactions between family members, when well-managed, might be source of new ideas and solutions. Next to qualifications and constant learning and improving skills, there is also a need for being open minded and ready to change. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Succession; Family-owned business; Generation

PL

Sukcesja; Przedsiębiorstwo rodzinne; Pokolenia

• Czasopismo: International Entrepreneurship Review
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 6
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 77--92

Twórcy

autor

Alicja Hadryś-Nowak

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

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DOI

10.15678/IER.2020.0601.05