Open AccessFamily Business and Multiple Levels of Conflict
Author(s) -
Harvey Michael,
Evans Rodney E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
family business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1741-6248
pISSN - 0894-4865
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6248.1994.00331.x
Subject(s) - family business , conflict resolution , process (computing) , business , sociology , marketing , social science , computer science , operating system
Family businesses are fertile fields for conflict. The influence of the founding families on the basic tenets and culture of the company may be unparalleled in business. When attempts are made to modify the family business as it progresses to another stage of development, conflict may arise. Due to the verlay of the company culture and individual family units, the means to resolve conflict becomes a very intricate process. This article examines a means to predict conflict relative to the phases of development of a family business. In addition, multiple levels of conflict are examined as well as the appropriate resolution process for the differing levels of conflict.