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Methods of the prevention of conflict in the family business - the case study (Sposoby zapobiegania destrukcyjnym konfliktom w firmie rodzinnej – studium przypadku)

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  • Mateusz Kabut

    (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydzial Zarzadzania)

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The characteristic attribute of family companies is that they closely connect two areas of human life – family and work. This specific connection can be source of strength and the success of company, but at the same time is the cause of many problems. Example of such threat is high risk of destructive conflict. The purpose of this article was to determine how the risk is limited in practice by family businesses that achieve success. Based on a case study of one such company author established the following possible solutions: clear and consistently adhered rules on the distribution of profit; making sure that members of the family do not occupy equivalent positions of leadership and support for family members in establishing and running their own businesses. On this basis it can be concluded that the broad institutional factors in the examined case played a key role.

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  • Mateusz Kabut, 2015. "Methods of the prevention of conflict in the family business - the case study (Sposoby zapobiegania destrukcyjnym konfliktom w firmie rodzinnej – studium przypadku)," Research Reports, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, vol. 1(18), pages 72-82.
    • Handle: RePEc:sgm:resrep:v:1:i:18:y:2015:p:72-82
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    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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