Die Mehrzahl der deutschen Unternehmen sind Familienunternehmen. Umso erstaunlicher ist es, dass dieses Lehrbuch das Erste ist, das sich explizit mit diesem Thema befasst. Erstmals wird eine grundlegende Theorie des Familienunternehmens anhand der maßgeblichen Einflussbereiche dargestellt: -...

We draw on the institutional logics perspective to understand different approaches that family firms can use to manage the process of succession. Based on the analysis of 21 case studies of family firms in Germany, we identify four different ways of managing potentially conflicting family and...

Strategic decisions are important because they influence the strategic direction, competitive positioning and performance of firms. However, these decisions are difficult to research, especially in family firms, as their top managers are even less forthcoming than those of their non-family...

Research shows that family firms are less entrepreneurial, on average, especially after the founder departs. There are notable exceptions, however, and so we build a new theory to explain how these exceptional firms accomplish transgenerational entrepreneurship. Specifically, we conducted...