Analysis of Challenges and Countermeasures in Family Business of Succession during Economic Transition Period: An Empirical Study in Zhejiang Province of China
Successful intergenerational succession is the key to continuous development of family businesses. To study family business succession, a total of 412 family businesses in Zhejiang province have been investigated. According to the survey data, it can be found that family businesses show several characteristics: Educational levels of family business owners have significant improvenent; power transfer of family enterprises among generations will peak in the next 5th or 10th years, etc. With regard to factors influencing successful handover of family businesses, most business owners consider qualifications of successors as the key. Besides, they highlight the importance of changing management methods in different times. To promote successful succession and sustainable development of family businesses, it is necessary to adopt some measures such as build new management teams in the family business, establish credit evaluation mechanism for enterprises and professional managers, finish holistic inheritance of family business property through “monetary value distribution method, impose laws and regulations on estate tax; and enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of successors.
Yu Xiangqian
School of Business,Wenzhou University,Wenzhou,P.R.China,325035
国际会议
The 7th International Conference on Innovation and Management(第七届创新与管理国际会议 ICIM 2010)
武汉
英文
724-731
2010-12-04（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）