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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677961303321

Autore

Kets de Vries Manfred F. R

Titolo

The family business on the couch [[electronic resource] ] : a psychodynamic-systems perspective / / Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and Randel S. Carlock with Elizabeth Florent-Treacy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicester, West Sussex, England, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

0-470-68747-9

1-119-20902-1

1-281-94012-7

9786611940126

0-470-72382-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarlockRandel S. <1948->

Florent-TreacyElizabeth

Disciplina

338.6/42

658

Soggetti

Family-owned business enterprises - Psychological aspects

Family-owned business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FAMILY BUSINESS ON THE COUCH; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: QUESTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON BUSINESS FAMILIES; CHAPTER 2: THE CHALLENGES OF LOVE AND WORK; CHAPTER 3: FAMILY BUSINESS PRACTICES: ASSESSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES; PART II: REFLECTION AND LEARNING; CHAPTER 4: THE LIFE CYCLE AS AN ORGANIZING CONSTRUCT; CHAPTER 5: NARCISSISM, ENVY, AND MYTHS IN FAMILY FIRMS; CHAPTER 6: THE ENTREPRENEUR: ALONE AT THE TOP; CHAPTER 7: LEADERSHIP TRANSITION: REPLACING A PARENT AS CEO; CHAPTER 8: A SYSTEMIC VIEW OF THE BUSINESS FAMILY

CHAPTER 9: DIAGNOSING FAMILY ENTANGLEMENTSPART III: INTEGRATION AND ACTION; CHAPTER 10: ADDRESSING TRANSITIONS AND CHANGE; CHAPTER 11: THE VICISSITUDES OF FAMILY BUSINESS; CHAPTER 12: PUTTING FAMILY BUSINESS INTERVENTION INTO



PRACTICE; APPENDIX 1: DEVELOPING A BUSINESS FAMILY GENOGRAM; CREATING THE GENOGRAM; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE GENOGRAM; USING THE GENOGRAM TO IDENTIFY FAMILY SCRIPTS AND THEMES; ENDNOTE; APPENDIX 2: THE CLINICAL RATING SCALES AND THE CIRCUMPLEX MODEL; HOW THE CRS WORK; ENDNOTE; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to address them and more importantly, to create narratives, or family stories that explain the emotional dimension of the issues to the family. The most intractable family business issues are not the business problems the organisation faces, but the emotional issues that compound them. Applying psychodynamic concepts will help to explain behaviour and will enable the family to prepare for life cycle transitions and other issues that may arise. Here