Entrepreneurs in Family Business Dynasties

Entrepreneurs in Family Business Dynasties: Stories of Italian-Australian Family Businesses Over 100 Years (Management for Professionals)

This book is a longitudinal story of seven Italian-Australian family business dynasties, spanning over a hundred years across three generations, and starting with the founding generation who migrated to Australia in the first half of the 20th century. With hard work and sacrifices, they set the foundations of a long-lasting family culture, and the values that form the glue of a multigenerational family business. The book focuses on the personal, family, and business values that keep family members, across generations, continuing to engage together and successfully, as a family and a business. The book elaborates on the complexity of ‘what is a family business’, what it represents for the generational members that are part of it, how these family businesses have emerged, consolidated and expanded, and finally, how they continue to survive into the third generation, enabling the dynasty to flourish.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Family Business Around The World
Chapter 2: The Complexity Of The Family Business
Chapter 3: The Role Of Values In Family Business
Chapter 4: The Entrepreneurial Origins Of Family Business
Chapter 5: Italian Migration To Australia And Its Descendants
Chapter 6: The Families In The Case Studies And Their Business
Chapter 7: Capturing The Life Stories Of Individuals In Family Businesses
Chapter 8: The Creation Of An Entrepreneurial Enterprise
Chapter 9: From A Business For A Family To A Family Business
Chapter 10: Longevity And Success In Family Business
Chapter 11: Conclusion