Consulting to family businesses : a practical guide to contracting, assessment, and implementation /

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Author / Creator:Hilburt-Davis, Jane.
Imprint:San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2003.
Description:xvii, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The practicing organization development series
Practicing organization development series.
Subject:Family-owned business enterprises -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Business consultants -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Business consultants.
Family-owned business enterprises -- Management.
Handbooks and manuals.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4861696
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Other authors / contributors:Dyer, W. Gibb, Jr., 1954-
ISBN:078796249X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Part 1. The Family Business System
  • 1.. Why Family Business Consulting?
  • What Is a Family Business?
  • Family Firm Systems
  • Family Business Consulting
  • The Development of the Field
  • 2.. Characteristics of "Healthy" Family Businesses
  • Healthy Family Businesses
  • Unhealthy Family Enterprises
  • Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Part 2. Consulting to Family Businesses
  • 3.. Contracting and Assessment
  • The Consulting Process
  • First Contact
  • Chemistry Meeting
  • Proposal/Engagement Letter/Contract
  • Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Are We There Yet?
  • 4.. Feedback and Planning
  • Feedback and Action Planning
  • Creating New Solutions
  • Planning Ahead: After the Feedback Session
  • Additional Tips for a Feedback Meeting
  • Dealing with Conflicts
  • 5.. Intervening in Family Firms
  • Intervening in Family Firms
  • Implementation Phase of the Action Research Model
  • The Intervention Grid
  • Resistance
  • Types of Interventions
  • Family Dynamics Issues
  • Guidelines for Interventions
  • 6.. Helping Family Firms Make Developmental Transitions
  • Developmental Stages and Tasks
  • Transitional Dynamics
  • Assessing the Client's Abilities to Work Through Developmental Stages
  • Guidelines for Consultants
  • Implications for Practice
  • Part 3. The Family Business Consultant
  • 7.. Skills and Ethics of the Family Business Consultant
  • Self-Assessment
  • Knowledge and Skills Required
  • Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Fees
  • Ethical Issues
  • 8.. Special Situations and Challenges
  • Copreneurs
  • Emotions
  • Addictions
  • Gender Issues
  • Nonfamily Managers
  • Family Office/Family Foundations
  • Ethnicity
  • 9.. The Rewards and Challenges of Consulting to Family Businesses
  • Afterword
  • References
  • About the Series
  • Statement of the Board
  • Afterword to the Series
  • About the Editors
  • About the Authors
  • Index