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.
vi, 117 p
21 cm.
ill.
1 Introduction: Your Role in a Special Partnership;
2 What Makes a Family Business Unique?;
3 The Value of "Family" to a Family Business;
4 When There's Conflict (and There Will Be Conflict!);
5 Difficult Passage #1: From a Founder to Sons and Daughters;
6 Difficult Passage #2: From Sibling Control to Next-Generation Cousins;
7 Understanding a "Family-First" Business;
8 What about "Business-First" Companies?;
9 When Crisis Looms;
10 More Understanding of the Soup You're In
11 The Empowered Employee: Maximizing Your Success
12 Summary