The paper elaborates on succession planning among Polish family businesses. Research survey was conducted on a random sample of 496 family enterprises in first quarter of 2009 (first phase, survey) and 61 family enterprises in third quarter of 2009 (second phase, in-depth-interview). The main...

Carrying out successful succession in family businesses is an issue of vital significance for businesses themselves, and a great challenge for the pragmatics of family business management. It is also an issue important for the dynamics of Poland's economic development since it regards a wide...