Description
Eckrich and McClure provide a greater understanding of what a family business really is and how they differ from other companies and work environments. Designed to provide insight into the family and its behavior and to integrate the non-family employee into its unique structure. Chistopher J. Eckrich and Stephen L. McClure Introduction: Your Role in a Special Partnership What Makes a Family Business Unique? The Value of ‘Family’ to a Family Business When There’s Conflict (And There Will Be Conflict!) Difficult Passage From a Founder to Sons and Daughters Difficult Passage #2: From Sibling Control to Next-Generation Cousins Understanding a ‘Family-First’ Business What About “Business” Companies? When Crisis Looms More Understanding of the Soup You’re In The Empowered Employee: Maximizing Your Success Summary Notes Suggested Readings Index