Mentoring in Family Businesses

Mentoring in Family Businesses: A Must-Read for Sustainable Success!
Discover the transformative power of mentoring in family businesses with this insightful book. "Mentoring in Family Businesses" delves deep into the unique dynamics of family enterprises, offering practical strategies and research-based insights to ensure long-term success. Highlights include:
• Understanding the essence and management systems of family businesses.
• Mastering generational transitions with proven succession strategies.
• Exploring knowledge transfer, its barriers, and how mentoring bridges the gap.
• Empirical research showcasing the vital role of mentoring in successful succession.
Perfect for business leaders, future successors, and consultants, this book blends theory with practice, empowering readers to build resilient and thriving family businesses for generations to come.

Contents

Introduction  7  

Chapter 1  
Family Businesses: An Examination of Their Management Peculiarities  27  
Introduction  27  
1.1 Family Business Management System  46  

Chapter 2  
Succession in a Family Business: Conditions and Determinants  89  
Introduction  89  
2.1 Course of Succession  90  
2.2 External and Internal Determinants of Succession  120  
2.3 Determinants of Succession Effectiveness  148  
2.4 Succession Attitudes vs. the Course of Succession  168  

Chapter 3  
Key Aspects of Knowledge Transfer in a Family Business  199  
Introduction  199  
3.1 Knowledge as a Resource of the Modern Enterprise: Essence and Importance  200  
3.2 Characteristics of the Knowledge Transfer Process  227  
3.3 Forms, Factors, and Barriers to Knowledge Transfer  254  

Chapter 4  
Mentoring as a Form of Knowledge Transfer  277  
Introduction  277  
4.1 Mentoring  278  
4.2 The Mentoring Process and Its Elements  299  
4.3 Determinants of Mentoring Implementation in the Organization  310  

Chapter 5  
The Role of Mentoring in Succession in Light of the Results of Empirical Processes  325  
5.1 Process Methodology  325  
5.1.1 Research Methods and Techniques Used  325  
5.1.2 Selection and Characteristics of the Research Sample  332  
5.2 Characteristics of Mentoring in a Family Business  360  
5.3 General Assessment of the Importance of Mentoring in Succession  381  

Synopsis  389  

Bibliography  405  

Reports  435  

Appendix 1  
The Use of Mentoring in the Education of Successors in Family Businesses  437  

Appendix 2  
Questions for Experts  443  

Appendix 3  

List of Hypotheses  447

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