2014
DOI: 10.7202/1026037ar
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La veuve : une partie prenante méconnue dans la transmission des entreprises familiales

Abstract: Cet article cherche à comprendre pourquoi certaines épouses reprennent la direction de l’entreprise familiale suite au décès de leur mari. Il aborde d’abord cette question à partir de l’histoire d’une veuve-entrepreneure du XXe siècle. Une deuxième partie sort de la singularité du cas à travers une étude historique sur trois siècles et souligne l’importance du phénomène étudié. Une dernière partie identifie, dans ce qui précède, quatre facteurs explicatifs : le droit, la nécessité économique, les conflits fami… Show more

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“…She/he can decide, for example, to run the business her/himself (assuming power), appoint another family member or an external manager as CEO (assigning the power to another stakeholder), or sell the business (relinquishing power). Curiously, with the exception of an interesting case study in Canada (Robic & Antheaume, 2014), the role of the widow as entrepreneur after succession has received little attention in family business literature while no attention has been given to the opposite case of the widower. The decision taken by the widow(er) in this situation of urgency could have a considerable impact on the firm; the different alternatives will substantially affect the position of the other family stakeholders, the possibility of perpetuating family values in the business (if the firm is sold), the future of the family company, etc.…”
Section: Urgency As Time Sensitivitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…She/he can decide, for example, to run the business her/himself (assuming power), appoint another family member or an external manager as CEO (assigning the power to another stakeholder), or sell the business (relinquishing power). Curiously, with the exception of an interesting case study in Canada (Robic & Antheaume, 2014), the role of the widow as entrepreneur after succession has received little attention in family business literature while no attention has been given to the opposite case of the widower. The decision taken by the widow(er) in this situation of urgency could have a considerable impact on the firm; the different alternatives will substantially affect the position of the other family stakeholders, the possibility of perpetuating family values in the business (if the firm is sold), the future of the family company, etc.…”
Section: Urgency As Time Sensitivitymentioning
confidence: 99%