The last two steps in the succession process - the joint management and withdrawal phases - differ from preceding phases in that they mark the successor's official entry into the family business as future head and the gradual retirement of the predecessor. Alone at the helm until that point,...

The digitization of business assets has created a new challenge for the development of succession plans for small business owners. Without a well-defined and managed succession plan that considers digital assets, these valuable business intangibles may perish resulting in irreversible damage....

In this study, successor-related factors that can influence the succession process in small and medium-sized family businesses are empirically investigated. This study was undertaken in South Africa among 2,458 owner-managers and successors in 1,038 family businesses. These respondents were...

Der Mittelstand wird gemeinhin als Rückgrat der deutschen Wirtschaft bezeichnet. Aufgrund der spezifischen Strukturen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen werden diese von der Dynamik ihres wirtschaftlichen Umfelds immer wieder vor neue Herausforderungen gestellt. Wesentliche Problemfelder stellen...