Japanese family businesses are among the oldest in the world and many of them prove a history record of 200 years and more. Research on several case studies of century old firms ('shinise') in Japan reveal three factors as secrets of their longevity: (1) the Japanese family system ('ie') favours...

Japanische Familienunternehmen gehören zu den langlebigsten der Welt, viele blicken auf eine Geschichte von 200 Jahren und mehr zurück. Anhand der historischen und kulturellen Rahmenbedingungen werden in diesem Band mittels Fallbeispielen drei Faktoren identifiziert, die diese Langlebigkeit...

Japanese family businesses are among the oldest in the world and many of them prove a history record of 200 years and more. Research on several case studies of century old firms ('shinise') in Japan reveal three factors as secrets of their longevity: (1) the Japanese family system ('ie') favours...