Neben einer hohen Anzahl von Neugründungen ist eine Volkswirtschaft auch darauf angewiesen, dass die existierenden und am Markt eingeführten Betriebe von den nachfolgenden Generationenweitergeführt werden.

Baby Boomers and other business owners are divesting their Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises (SME) for several reasons. Absent a well-planned Business Succession Plan, decades of knowledge, innovation, and wealth can be lost both to stakeholders and society alike. Although Succession Planning has...

Baby Boomers and other business owners are divesting their Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises (SME) for several reasons. Absent a well-planned Business Succession Plan, decades of knowledge, innovation, and wealth can be lost both to stakeholders and society alike. Although Succession Planning has...

The family business discussed in this paper was founded in 1932 and had sustained growth during the first two decades of operation. It had transformed itself from a local to a national business and started to venture into international markets. The founder of the company had one daughter, an...