Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 42).

The development of a transgenerational orientation is one of the most significant challenges that family businesses face and only a small number actually survive across generations. While prior research has focused on the business unit to provide us with a solid understanding of how corporate governance affects business performance and continuity, the role of the business family in the development of a transgenerational orientation has received less attention. To address this gap, this article applies a new systems and social identity theory framework to examine how family governance and business family identity can contribute to strengthening the transgenerational orientation of the business. A transgenerational orientation is defined as a decision premise to maintain the family's control over the business across generations. Using a large data set, findings show that the presence of family governance measures and the business family's identity are positively related to a transgenerational orientation of the business, with business family identity acting as a mediator. Thus, the development of family governance measures can foster communication within the business family and enhance the family members' emotional investment in the business which strengthens the transgenerational orientation in the business. (author's abstract)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marina Paranhos.pdf: 762273 bytes, checksum: fb7578f353eb0dd4a56fc1672e444797 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-25 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The present work had as its aims: 1) to understand how time perception influences the succession process in family business; 2) to comprehend how the family myths affect the succession process in family business; 3) to perceive how occurs the links in dimensional spaces along with the succession process in family business. We adopted a qualitative investigation approach through case study. The analysis is taken under the systemic perspective. Had participated of this research: three family member of business family in its first generation; three family member of business family in its second generation; three family member of business family in its third generation with ages between 29 and 58 years old, from both genders. We used the following methods: semi-structure interviews, genogram and observation. The results show that the life cycle of both - family and business, influences the way of thinking and planning succession. We also identified the impact of the family myths on the succession process by repetition of the preceded generation models or by adjusting and transforming the myths according to the family, business and individual demands. The results also indicate different types of space appropriation: through resistance to actions or by innovations movements that embrace the symbolic identification with the family business place. Suggestions for future research are presented and the relevance of including the dimensional space in the family business area of studies are stressed / O presente trabalho teve como objetivos: 1) compreender como a percepção do tempo influencia o processo sucessório e as relações da família empresária; 2) conhecer como os mitos familiares ensejam o processo sucessório da empresa familiar; 3) conhecer como se dão as articulações de dimensões espaciais no processo sucessório da empresa familiar. Para tanto, utilizamos a abordagem da pesquisa qualitativa com delimitação de estudo de caso, e sua compreensão é feita a partir do referencial sistêmico. Participaram dessa pesquisa três pessoas de uma mesma família de uma empresa familiar de primeira geração; três pessoas de uma mesma família de uma empresa familiar de segunda geração e ainda, três pessoas de uma mesma família de uma empresa familiar de terceira geração. Somando, assim, 9 participantes de ambos os sexos, com idades entre 29 e 58 anos. Foram utilizadas como métodos de coleta de dados: entrevista semiestruturada, a técnica do Genograma e visita ao espaço empresarial. A partir da análise dos resultados, identificamos que o ciclo vital confluente da combinação empresa-família vai influenciar no modo de proceder e planejar a sucessão. Foi possível também perceber que os mitos familiares compõem significativamente o processo sucessório da empresa familiar. O modo de perceber, planejar e executar a sucessão estará necessariamente consonante às crenças e valores da família, assim, o processo sucessório pode fluir no sentido de repetir os modelos aprendidos nas gerações anteriores ou no sentido de transformar os mitos ajustando-os às necessidades do indivíduo, da família e da empresa. Os resultados evidenciaram processos de apropriação do espaço empresarial, tanto no que concerne a resistência às mudanças como no que diz respeito aos movimentos de inovação que perpetuam a identidade simbólica atribuída ao sistema empresa familiar. Sugerimos que novas pesquisas com empresas familiares sejam realizadas incluindo a dimensão espacial a partir de uma perspectiva relacional

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Josenice Regina Blumenthal de Moraes.pdf: 1474118 bytes, checksum: 3bc33f0dc00645885015b1e06a0860e9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-24 / The multigenerational cycle of succession in family businesses has been the subject of concerns regarding the positioning of the founder. These concerns justify the realization of this dissertation considering the following questioning: in the passing of the baton, what is the viewpoint of the founder of the family business on the succession process? Drawing on perceptions of the founder on the succession process, the researcher attempts to identify how their lives are influenced by this process. In order to achieve these objectives, a qualitative research was carried out, with collective and instrumental case study outlining grounded in the Systemic Approach of the family, in the Three-Dimensional Developmental Model of Family Business, which seeks to differentiate the family relationships from the company context, as well as in the correlation of the business family‟s Development Model and the Family Life Cycle Model. Participating in this study were four family business founders invited by the researcher. The presented data was derived from the records of semi-structured interviews with the participants, as well as from the applied instruments: the Constructivist Genogram and the Family Timeline. Proceeding to the individual data analysis, the results marked the individual differences concerning the life story of each participant, and the viewpoint of each founder on the business succession process during the passing of the baton. The overlapping of the family life cycle and the business family life cycle, and their influence on their lives, were also identified in the analysis results. This study pointed towards the possibility of theoretical probing on the subject, in the Brazilian academic community, through scientific research, which may help comprehend the phenomenon of the founder in the succession process of the family business, in the passing of the baton, within the peculiarities of our country, Brazil / O ciclo multigeracional do processo de sucessão em empresas familiares tem sido objeto de preocupações a respeito do posicionamento do fundador. Essas preocupações justificam a realização desta tese considerando a seguinte problematização: na Passagem do Bastão, qual o ponto de vista do fundador da empresa familiar sobre o processo de sucessão? Baseando-se nas percepções do fundador sobre o processo de sucessão, procurou-se identificar de que forma sua vida é influenciada por esse processo. Para alcançar esses objetivos realizou-se uma investigação qualitativa, com delineamento de estudo de caso instrumental e coletivo fundamentado na Abordagem Sistêmica da família, no Modelo Tridimensional de Desenvolvimento da Empresa Familiar, que procura diferenciar as relações familiares do contexto da empresa, bem como na correlação do Modelo de Desenvolvimento da família empresária, segundo Gersick et al, (1997) e no Modelo de Ciclo Vital da Família apresentado por Cerveny (1994). Foram participantes desta pesquisa quatro fundadores de empresas familiares convidados pela pesquisadora. Os dados apresentados foram originados dos registros de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os participantes, bem como dos instrumentos aplicados: o Genograma Construtivista e a Linha do Tempo Familiar. Procedeu-se à análise individual dos dados e os resultados assinalaram as diferenças individuais concernentes à história de vida de cada participante, e o ponto de vista de cada fundador sobre o processo de sucessão empresarial na Passagem do Bastão. A sobreposição do Ciclo Vital da Família e do Ciclo de Vida da Família Empresária, e de suas influências em suas vidas, também foram apontadas nos resultados das análises. Esse estudo apontou para a possibilidade de aprofundamentos teóricos sobre a temática, no meio acadêmico brasileiro, por meio de pesquisas científicas que venham a auxiliar a compreender o fenômeno do fundador no processo de sucessão da empresa familiar, na Passagem do Bastão, dentro das peculiaridades de nosso país

Teoretical aspects of family business. Analyse of historic roots of family business. Possible development of family business in the Czech republic. Family wars and conflicts in family business. Situation analyses of three particular family firms in the region of West Bohemia and conception of their development.

The intention of this thesis is to analyse case studies and identify factors of successful succession in Czech family owned businesses (FOB). The work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the subject and objective of my thesis. Second one deals with theoretical background of entrepreneurship, history of entrepreneurship in Czech Republic and last but not least with theoretical background of FOB. The third chapter is an analysis of researches about succession in FOB made in Czech Republic and also in other parts of world. The fourth chapter focuses on research about succession practices in Czech FOB itself. The fifth chapter identifies key factors of successful succession. Key words:

The dissertation deals with the issue of a family entrepreneurship. Family businesses play a key role in GDP production and employment in our country and worldwide, which makes them the backbone of the economy. However, they were overlooked as a topic for studying and research for a long time. Lately a number of authors started to look into them and even in the Czech Republic they were brought to attention. Two distinct systems mix in these businesses, each one oriented towards different goals. Family business's practices are therefore influenced by the meshing of a family system and a business system, which sets them apart from other types of entrepreneurships. This theses is focused on specifics of small family business in the Příbramsko region. A suitable concept for explaining a specific behavior of family businesses seems to be a so called socio-emotional wealth. One of the goals of this thesis is to evaluate the importance of individual components of the socio-emotional wealth with the help of semi- structured interviews. Small family businesses are mostly viewed in a positive way and relationships, trust, a personalized approach, a good reputation, happiness of all personnel involved and quality of products and services provided are vital for them. A big administrative load and acquiring...

Byly provedeny dva empirické výzkumy: kvalitativní a kvantitativní. Výsledkem kvalitativního výzkumu jako pilotní studie bylo porozumění současné situaci a vytvoření koncepčního rámce rodinného podnikání v odvětví vína v České republice s ohledem na výsledky výzkumu literatury. V důsledku kvantitativního výzkumu byly navíc zkoumány vztahy mezi hlavními konkurenčními taktiky a výkonnosti rodinného podniku, a to s ohledem na generační fázi rodinných firem. Otevřené kódování bylo použito v prvním výzkumu. Použití testu Mann-Whitney U umožnilo určit významný rozdíl mezi využitím konkurenční taktiky vybranými rodinnými firmami s ohledem na generační fázi. Aplikací korelační a regresní analýzy výzkum pomohli zjistit vztahy mezi konkurenčními taktiky a výkonnosti rodinného podnikání obecně a taky vzhledem ke generační fáze vybraných vinařských rodinných firem v České republice.

This diploma thesis involves a strategic development plan proposal within a particular family business. It describes a theoretical framework in the areas of family business, strategic management and change management. Using critical analysis in accordance with the theoretical findings, a proposal of strategic development within a chosen family business is created together with a high-level implementation plan.