Essays about: "business family leadership"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words business family leadership.

1. 1. Impact of non-family executives on family businesses in the Scandinavian region

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, ESOL (Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization, Leadership); Jönköping University/IHH, Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO); Jönköping University/IHH, Organisation, Ledarskap, Strategi och Entreprenörskap

   Author : Malik Daniyal Ahmed; Syed Muhammad Haider; [2023]
   Keywords : Family business; Family executives; non-family executive; Family involvement; Family values; Family-owned business; Succession; and managerial ownership.;

   Abstract : The research critically examines the positive and negative effects of hiring and not hiring non-family executives in Scandinavian family businesses. The analysis relies on a qualitative data collection method through semi-structured interviews with four participants. They can provide diverse information on the topic. READ MORE

3. 2. Empowering girls: How NGOs improve girls’ educational opportunities in The Gambia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : June Thalin Worm Gibba; [2021]
   Keywords : Educational Opportunities; The Gambia; Education for girls; NGO; Capacity Building; Women’s empowerment; Development; Gambian Education; Human Capital; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Through semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives of three different NGOs located in The Gambia, this qualitative study explores how practices and activities in the organisations improve educational opportunities for girls in the country. The study identifies specific societal challenges that the NGOs try to remedy with their work, and what the focus is in their capacity building. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Gender in Succession Processes : A Study of Family Businesses in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Ebba Karlsson; Jonna Persson; [2021]
   Keywords : Family business; Sucession; Gender; Gender role theory;

   Abstract : Background: In family firms, succession is a critical and complex issue and may determine the business continuity. The succession process often involves a transfer of leadership from one generation to another. READ MORE

5. 4. Revealing the Ceiling: A critical exploration of the barriers to female career advancement and how organizations can help overcome these by gender equality work

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : My Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : gender in organizations; glass ceiling; barriers to female career advancement; gender equality work; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Women are underrepresented in organizations at large, especially at the top. Despite an increase in research about, and motives for studying, gender in organizations, there is a lack of qualitative studies about how organizations can do gender equality work (GEW) to overcome the barriers to female career advancement. READ MORE

6. 5. Shared Leadership in Family Firms : Overcoming the Challenges & Implications for the Enterprise

   University essay from

   Author : Alisa Järvelä; Ian Gunnarsson; Martin Stulen; [2020]
   Keywords : shared leadership; family business; sibling team; grounded theory;

   Abstract : Background: Traditionally, family firms are thought of as centralized institutions where power is concentrated around a single leader, yet this construct is losing ground as increasing numbers of family firms employ or have considered employing multiple leaders at top level. However, implementing shared leadership in a family firm setting provides a myriad of benefits and challenges as the two very distinct mindsets of family and business intertwine. READ MORE