Family Business - Hardcover

Poza, Ernesto J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0324261519 ISBN 13: 9780324261516

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Family Business provides the next generation of family business owners with the knowledge and skills needed for the successful management and leadership of the family enterprise. The author, Ernesto Poza, uses both text and cases to explore a diverse set of family firms, examining the interrelationships among the owners, the family, and the management team. Family Business, at its core, is a practical book that presents the management and family practices that ensure success as well as an honest look at the advantages and challenges facing family enterprises. With an emphasis on leadership and positioning for the future, Family Business illustrates how the family enterprise can achieve sustained growth and continuity through generations.

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About the Author

Ernesto Poza is a professor for the Global Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. His research interests are in the areas of family business continuity, growing the family-led business, governance of family business, and family culture.

Review

"I like the entire book, particularly chapter 5. There are some good frameworks and an excellent guide for this most important aspect of FB dynamics. While there is much material on the subject, it is treated at a high level here, and with ways for students to wrap their minds around the topic."

"What I find compelling about the entire book is that Dr. Poza brings to bear all of his experience as both an academic and as a family business consultant to his book. This is one of those books where you know this is more than a text book written by an academic who has never practiced what he is writing about. Dr. Poza shows he knows about his topic first hand and has practiced what he suggests in each chapter. This is no typical textbook, but clearly builds on an interdisciplinary model of the field."

"Ernesto Poza is that rare combination of academic achievement and sound practical understanding. He has a thorough grasp of family business scholarship and broad experience in helping real business families through difficult transitions. Poza's Family Business, 3rd Edition, is the most comprehensive family business book in the field to date. It deserves to remain within arm's reach."

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0324261519
• ISBN 13: 9780324261516
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304