Make Change Your Family Business Tradition

by Ward, John L.; Aronoff, Craig E.

• ISBN13: 9780230111127
• ISBN10: 0230111122
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Family businesses that expect to endure over a long period of time must learn to respond and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. But more so, they must take initiative and make change while preserving the success of the past. The authors provide a new appreciation for the importance of change and the tools necesary to incorporate change as a company tradition.

Author Biography

Craig E. Aronoff is Co-founder, Principal Consultant, and Chairman of the Board of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center, and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide. John L. Ward is Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Groups, Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership, and family enterprise continuity.

Table of Contents

Exhibits	p. vii
Introduction: The Challenge of Continuous Renewal	p. 1
Change in a Family Business: How Hard Can It Be?	p. 9
Building and Preserving a Foundation for Change	p. 19
Where Change Comes From	p. 33
Leading Change in a Family Firm: A Guide for the Successor	p. 39
Managing Resources for Change	p. 59
A Word to the Outgoing CEO	p. 67
Creating a Tradition of Change	p. 73
Summary	p. 79
Index	p. 83
The Authors	p. 91
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