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The Parting Patriarch of a Family Firm

Family Business ReviewPublished 1 December 1989
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Padraic L. Spence
Citations111
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SJR score2.72
SNIP3.00

Abstract

Chief executive succession presents special challenges for family businesses. This article proposes a typology of retirement styles and recommends strategies for planning and managing the succession process.

Keywords

Social SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting