FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY IN FAMILY FIRMS

Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brännback
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Alan L. Carsrud: Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
Malin Brännback: Department of Business Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Henriksgatan 7, FIN-20500 Åbo, Finland

Chapter 4 in Sustainable Economy:Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility, 2010, pp 53-70 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionOverview of the Field of Family BusinessResearch themes and definitionsSuccession, Conflict and SustainabilityComplexity of Family Business: Eight FactorsValues, Entrepreneurship and Family FirmsConflict, Succession and OwnershipDrivers of Family Firm SustainabilityConservative orientation: beneficial and hazardInnovation, strategic orientation and sustainabilitySustainability as tacit knowledgeSustainability: managing family, firm and wealthIdentity, ownership and sustainabilitySustainability: planning for change over timeLong-term sustainability: inheritance and successionSustainability: managing transitionsBuilding for the futureSustaining for the GenerationsSustainability: Managing Change ProcessConclusionReferences

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Greed; Residual; Family Business; University Level Education; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Creativity; Health Care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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