Interrupted Entrepreneurship}}}: Embracing Change In The Family Business [Hardcover]

BUSINESS INTERRUPTED: Successfully Navigating the Interruptions in the Family Business CycleFamily business: A distinct, vital form of business representing 80 percent of all firms in theUS, 85 percent in the European Union, 90 percent in the Middle East, and 99 percent in Japan.As the percentages indicate, family business is everywhere. In INTERRUPTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP,multigenerational family business member Ram?z A. Baassiri seeks answers to an array of hurdles that every familybusiness has faced and could face, not only from the perspective of his own family business but also from the viewpointof dozens of family businesses that have confronted interruptions and not only weathered the storms, but thrived.While this is not a one-solution-fits-all book for business interruptions, it is intended as a glimpse into history fromwhich you can derive lessons and gain inspiration for your own exponential possibilities for the future by offeringthe following: a wealth of historical knowledge practical support valuable insight viewpoints that span age, gender, and geography observations not only of the past and present, but of the evolving landscape of the futureInterruptions are uncontrollable, but you can choose how to confront and deal with those interruptionsand do so in a beneficial way to your business and your personal well-being.Ram?z A. Baassiris fine book INTERRUPTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP is full of EI (emotional intelligence) and wisdomon the management of family firms. Structured around his insightful observations on how to appreciate and addressthe interruptions in our life paths, Baassiri uses his familys story, and those of many famous families in business, toguide family companies to lasting success.PROFESSOR JOHN DAVIS, chair, families in business program, Harvard Business SchoolI found INTERRUPTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP to be a useful roadmap for entrepreneurs as they face struggles in theirfamily businesses. If you have a family business, or are planninglc