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Generation to Generation: Life Cycles of the Family Business John A. Davis
Generation to Generation: Life Cycles of the Family Business
John A. Davis
Presents a comprehensive overview of family business as a specific organizational form. Focusing on the inevitable maturing of families and their firms over time, this book reveals the dynamics and challenges family businesses face as they move through their life cycles.
320 pages, reference, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | 1997 |
| Original release date | 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780875845555 |
| Publishers | Harvard Business Review Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 166 × 241 × 30 mm · 639 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Gersick, Kelin E. |
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