Description
Book SynopsisGrant 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 Organizational Behaviour at London Business School and a leading writer, executive educator and broadcaster on business and management.
Trade Review"This is essential reading for anyone keen to get a deeper understanding of what makes family businesses tick" * Director Magazine April 2010 *
"Midlands Business Insider May 2010"
"Some of the most lurid business feuds of the 20th century and their (usually) sorry aftermath.... fascinating" * The Observer *
"Rather than throwing up their hands in despair, the authors have come up with some principles for - if not avoiding - dealing with conflict when it arises" * The Independent *
Table of Contents
- Chapter - 01: Family wars;
- Chapter - 02: The ideas: The roots offamily warfare;
- Chapter - 03: Brothers at arms;
- Chapter - 04: Fighting for the crown;
- Chapter - 05: The house that hubris built;
- Chapter - 06: Heads in the sand – the insularity trap;
- Chapter - 07: Schism – the house divided;
- Chapter - 08: Un-civil war;
- Chapter - 09: The lessons – the price of war and the prize of peace
