Family firms are typically associated with negative characteristics, including lower tendencies towards innovation, a higher risk of failure, and inefficiencies deriving from nepotism among family members, criticisms which are even greater when the company is handed over to a female relative....

La 4ème de couv. indique : "Dans le monde entier, la France est connue pour ses vins et ses fromages, ses parfums et ses écrivains, ses grèves et ses paysages. Mais bien rarement pour ses entrepreneurs, à tel point que George Bush aurait un jour dit que les Français n'ont pas de mot pour...

Family firms are typically associated with negative characteristics, including lower tendencies towards innovation, a higher risk of failure, and inefficiencies deriving from nepotism among family members, criticisms which are even greater when the company is handed over to a female relative....