German Family Enterprises (eBook)

A Sourcebook of Structure, Growth, Downfall and Corporate Longevity

Maximilian Lantelme, Laura K. C. Seibold, Hermut Kormann (Autoren)

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2021 | 2nd ed. 2021
XXII, 202 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-69759-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The second edition of this professional guide presents an extended overview of the German family enterprise landscape including its structure and industry distribution. Its goal is to provide a detailed assessment of the development of German family enterprises. Based on several new scientific studies conducted by the authors, the prerequisits of corporate longevity and mature growth are investigated in detail. Analyzing data from over 500 family firms, the book offers a valuable reference guide for market research and academic research on family-owned enterprises. A unique factor: the authors' revealing insights into the decline of family firms.

Maximilian Lantelme is a doctoral candidate studying the development and downfall of family firms at Zeppelin University, Germany. He also works as a strategy consultant in the field of mergers and acquisitions for an international management consulting firm.

Laura K. C. Seibold analyzed in her PhD thesis the growth of family firms. Dr. Seibold now works as assistant to the CEO of a large insurance company and is a member of the second generation of a German family business that operates in mechanical and software engineering.

Hermut Kormann worked as a CFO and CEO for many years. After retirement, he has held board assignments at Robert Bosch, TRUMPF, and various other family companies in Germany and abroad. He is a Visiting Professor at Leipzig University and Apl. Professor at Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen. Dr. Kormann and his students published various books on strategy issues of family businesses  with Springer, and his work is featured regularly in German and Chinese journals on family businesses.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.3.2021
• Zusatzinfo: XXII, 202 p. 71 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Failure of family businesses • Family business strategy • Growth strategy of family businesses • History of German family business • Organization of German family business • Structure of German family businesses
• ISBN-10: 3-030-69759-2 / 3030697592
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-69759-4 / 9783030697594