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Print Resources: Family Business: A Bibliography

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Books on Family Businesss


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estate planning
family corporations
family-owned business enterprises
law and legislation
management
succession
taxation

Reference Books 

 Mezzullo, L. A. (2005). Family limited partnerships and limited liability companies Washington, DC: Tax Management.  (TAX KF 6289 .A1 .T35 ESTATES 812-3rdd)

Sederbaum, A. D. (2001). Successful inter-generational business & estate planning; How to keep the family in the family business. New York, NY: Practising Law Institute.  (TAX KF 6415.S4 .P67 2001)

Circulating Books

 Dyer, W. G., Jr. (1986).  Cultural change in family firms: Anticipating and managing business and family transitions. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.  (HD 62.25 .D94 1986)

Flamholtz, E. & Randle, Y. (2016). Building family business champions. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books. (HD62.25.F58 2016)

Goldwasser, T. (1986 ).  Family pride: Profiles of five of America’s best-run family businessesNew York, NY: Dodd, Mead.  (HD 62.25 .G64 1986)

Hess, E. D. (2006). The successful family business: A proactive plan for managing the family and the business.  Westport, CN: Praeger.  (HD 62.25 .H47 2006)

Kaslow, F. W. (Ed.). Handbook of family business and family business consultation: A global perspective. New York, NY: International Business Press.

 McClendon, R., & Kadis, L. B. (2004). Reconciling relationships and preserving the family business: Tools for successNew York, NY: Haworth Press.  (HD 62.25 .M39)

 Solomon, S. D. (Ed.). (1998). The family business leadership handbook: The complete resource for improving your leadership skills and developing leaders in your family and business. Philadelphia, PA: Family Publishing.  (HD 62.25 .F345 1998)

Spector, B. (Ed.). (2001). The family business compensation handbook: Practical and perceptive advice on rewarding and motivating family and non-family employees Philadelphia, PA: Family Publishing.  (HD 62.62 .F336)

 Spector, B.  (Ed.). (2004). The family business mentoring handbook: A practical guide to training and grooming successors and other stakeholders in your family company. Philadelphia, PA: Family Business Publishing, 2004.  (HD 6225 .F347 2004)

 

Periodicals

Family business review: Journal of the Family Firm Institute. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Inc. Quarterly.

 Web Sites

Family Business Institute

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UMass Amherst Family Business Center
The web site has numerous articles on issues related to family businesses.