1994
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.1994.00133.x
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Succession in Family Business: A Review of the Research

Abstract: This paper reviews the research to date on succession in the field of family business management. Five streams of research are highlighted: (1) succession as a process, (2) the role of the founder, (3) the perspective of the next generation, (4) multiple levels of analysis, and (5) characteristics of effective successions. Gaps in the literature and future research directions are also presented.

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“…This model presents the impact of the family component on the ownership and management of the family business (Tagiuri and Davis, 1996), which is non-existent in the non-family businesses. Handler (1994), noted that succession is the process that represents the most important issue of the family firms. It is recognized for the overall survival of the family firms (Ward, 1987).…”
Section: Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This model presents the impact of the family component on the ownership and management of the family business (Tagiuri and Davis, 1996), which is non-existent in the non-family businesses. Handler (1994), noted that succession is the process that represents the most important issue of the family firms. It is recognized for the overall survival of the family firms (Ward, 1987).…”
Section: Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is recognized for the overall survival of the family firms (Ward, 1987). Defined by Handler (1994) as a process of passing the management and control to the next family generation, it was theorized as a key factor in the continuity of a family business. A number of authors have discussed this issue and recognized several factors that should support and facilitate the overall transition, and ultimately, reduce the number of firms that cease to exist due to mistakes.…”
Section: Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Handler (1990) and a host of others have made frantic efforts to arrive at a unified definition of family owned business, particularly in the social sciences research domain, but have ended up offering different views on the definition of family business. A family business is a business owned by a family but run by non-family managers or a business owned by a large, multinational corporation but run by a local family or a business jointly owned by two unrelated partners, each of whom has a son in the business (Hoy, 1994).…”
Section: Strategies For Effective Entrepreneurshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Lorna (2011) defined family business as one that will be passed on for the family's next generation to manage and control. Handler (1990) defined it as a business run by at least one family member. Churchill and Hatten (1987) also described family business as a founder-operated business where there is anticipation that the business will be passed to the next generation.…”
Section: Strategies For Effective Entrepreneurshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…yüzyılın sonlarında büyük bir Alman devleti kurmayı hedefleyen Otto von Bismarck, geleneksel toprak sınıfı Junker'lerin küçük sermayelerini birleştirip çok ortaklı ama devlet denetimli endüstriyel aile işletmeleri kurmayı hedeflerken Anglo-Sakson ve batı Avrupa tipi ticari ve sanayi aile işletmelerinin zayıflıklarına dikkat çekmek için şu sözleri sarfemiştir: -Birinci nesil parayı kazanır, ikinci nesil parayı yönetir, üçüncü nesil sanat tarihi çalışır ve dördüncü nesil tamamen yoksulluk içinde kalır.‖ 1 Bu cümle, yüzyılı aşan bir süreden beri aile işletmelerini tanımlamak ve zayıf yönlerini anlatmak için çeşitli akademik makaleler tarafından sürekli referans olarak kullanılmıştır. Son 40 yılın uluslararası araştırmaları dikkate alındığında birinci nesilin kurduğu aile işletmelerinin sadece yüzde 30'u ikinci nesile devredilirken üçüncü kuşağa devredilebilenler sadece yüzde 3 düzeyinde kalmaktadır ve ülkeden ülkeye bazı küçük değişiklikler gösterse de benzer olumsuz nedenlerden dolayı birinci kuşağın kurduğu aile işletmelerinin büyük çoğunluğu, üçüncü ve sonraki nesillere devredilememektedir (Dun & Bradstreet, 1973;Beckhard ve Dyer, 1983;Ward, 1987;Handler, 1994;Fleming, 1997;Lansberg 1999;Matthews vd., 1999;Shepherd ve Zacharakis, 2000;Westhead vd., 2002;Miller ve Le Breton-Miller, 2005;Venter vd., 2005). Bu uluslararası araştırmaların yanında Türkiye geneline yönelik aile işletmeleri çalışmalarında da benzer nedenlerden dolayı aşağı yukarı aynı bulgulara ve sonuçlara ulaşıldığı görülmektedir (Guillen, 2000;ASO, 2005;Deloitte, 2007;Güney, 2007;Yıldırım-Öktem, 2010;Deloitte, 2010;PwC, 2012).…”
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