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Informationen zum Autor Grant Gordon is the Director General of the Institute for Family Business and a fifth-generation member, and former senior executive, of a leading UK family business in the drinks sector. Nigel Nicholson is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and a leading writer, executive educator and broadcaster on business and management. Klappentext Many of the world's most successful businesses are family owned. With this comes the threat of family bust-ups, sibling rivalry and petty jealousies. Family Wars takes you behind the scenes on a rollercoaster ride through the ups and downs of some of the biggest family-run companies in the world, showing how family in-fighting has threatened to bring about their downfall. Whether it's the Redstone's courtroom battles or the feud over Henry Ford's reluctance to let go of the reigns, the book reveals the origins, the extent and the final resolution of some of the most famous family feuds in recent history. Names you'll recognise include: the Gallo Family; the Guinness story; the Pathak family; and the Gucci family. An astonishing exposé of the way families do business and how arguments can threaten to blow a business apart, Family Wars also offers valuable advice on how such problems can be contained and solved. Zusammenfassung A compelling and revealing account of what can happen when world-famous family businesses fall out. Family Wars draws lessons from disastrous conflicts within dynasties such as Gucci and Ford and provides practical advice on successful succession planning! corporate and family governance and conflict resolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Family wars 2. The ideas: the roots of family warfare Families at war; The roots of conflict; Gene politics and the family firm; Family dynamics; Culture and personality 3. Brothers at arms Introduction; Koch Industries - destructive redress; The Reliance story - the myth of unity; The Dassler family - racing for supremacy; The Mondavi family - a bitter cup; The Gallo family - vintage conflicts 4 Fighting for the crown Introduction; The McCains - when the chips are down; IBM - the Watsons, Senior and Junior; Bata Shoe - a struggle for strategy 5 The house that hubris built Introduction; The Ford family - parental oppression; The Dart Group - an excess of willpower; Château d'Yquem - the perils of condescension; The Redstone family - the leader's iron grip; Solid Waste and the Waxman family - greed, deception and destruction 6 Heads in the sand - the insularity trap Introduction; The Guinness story - sliding into scandal; The Sakowitz story - the unchecked leader; The Steinberg story - falling apart, together; The Louisville Times and the Binghams - losing the legacy; Seagram and the Bronfmans - the runaway leader 7 Schism - to have or have not? Introduction; Pritzker - fighting for the spoils; The LA Times Group and the Chandlers - the centrifugal family; Freedom Communications and the Hoiles - a battle for control; The Pathak family - spice wars 8 Un-civil war Introduction; U-Haul and the Shoens - a shattered dynasty; The Gucci family - a tragic Italian opera 9 The spoils of war and the price of peace From poisoned roots to the fruits of success - the essential lessons of warfare; Warning signs and practical measures; In praise of conflict Notes Index ...
