Suggested Resources
Working with the Ones You Love: Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving Strategies for a Successful Family Business by Dennis Jaffe, Conari Press, 1990
Personnel Decisions in the Family Farm Business by Amy Lyman, University of California Cooperative Extension (ANR Publications, University of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239), Special Publication #3357
Keeping the Family Business Healthy: How to Plan for Continuing Growth, Profitability, and Family Leadership by John Ward, Business Owner Resources, 1997
How Families Work Together by Mary F. Whiteside, Craig E. Arnoff, John L. Ward, Business Owner Resources (P.O. Box 4356, Marietta, GA 30061-4356), 1993
Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises by John Ward, Jossey-Bass, 1991
Family Business Sourcebook II edited by Craig Aronoff, Joseph H. Astrachan, John L. Ward, Business Owner Resources, 1996
Passing the Torch: Succession, Retirement, and Estate Planning in Family-Owned Businesses (second edition) by Mike Cohn, McGraw-Hill, 1992
Mind Your Own Business: And Keep it in the Family by Marcy Syms, MasterMedia Limited, 1992
Smart Growth: Critical Choices for Business Continuity and Prosperity by Ernesto Poza, Jossey-Bass, 1989
Keeping the Family Business Healthy: Four Keys to Success, Karen Vinton, College of Business Montana State University, Bozeman
Other Resources
The Successful Family Business: a Proactive Plan for Managing the Family and the Business by Edward D. Hess, Praeger Publishers, 2006
Strategic Planning for the Family Business: Parallel Planning to Unify the Family and Business by Randel S. Carlock, Palgrave, 2001
Reconciling Relationships and Preserving the Family Business: Tools for Success, by Ruth McClendon, Haworth Press, 2004
Magazines and Journals
Family Business: call 1-800-637-4464 for subscription information
Family Business Review: this is a publication of the Family Firm Institute, www.ffi.org
Books at the MSU Library
| Book | Call number |
|---|---|
| Family Business Sourcebook II | HD62.25.F34 1996 |
| Personnel Decisions in the Family Farm Business | S563.6 L95 1993 |
| Getting Along in Family Business: The Relationship Intelligence | HD62.25.H66 1999 |
| Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises | HD2745.W37 1991 |
| Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business | HD62.25.F59 2000 |
| Generation to Generation | HD62.25.G46 1997 |
| The Daughter Also Rises: How Women Overcome Obstacles... | HD62.25.F725 1999 |
| The Successful Family Business | HD62.25.F49 1998 |
| Family Business Management (a text) | HD62.25.I27 1994 |
| Cultural Change in Family Firms | HD62.25.D94 1986 |
| The Survival Guide for Business Families | HD62.25.L48 1999 |
| Understanding the Small Family Business | HD62.25.U53 2002 |
| Managing For the Long Run: Lessons in Competitive Advantage | HD62.25.M54 2005 |
| Succeeding Generations: Realizing the Dream of Families | HD62.25.L36 1999 |
| Wise Growth Strategies in Leading Family Business | HD62.25.S37 2005 |
| Perpetuating the Family Business: 50 Lessons Learned... | HD62.25.W373 2004 |
Other Web Pages
Family Firm Institute: http://www.ffi.org
UMass Amherst Family Business Center: http://www.umass.edu/fambiz
Oregon State University Austin Family Business Program: http://www.familybusinessonline.org
Business.com: http://www.business.com
Family Business Institute Services: http://www.familybusinessinstitute.com
