Father to Son The Mediation of Family Firm Succession Conflict

Family firm research has shown that the cooperative resolution of conflict between the incumbent entrepreneur and his successor is crucial for the survival of the family firm. Dispute resolution research suggests that a third party acting as mediator can

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Hans-Georg Berkel

Father to Son The Mediation of Family Firm Succession Conflict

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Hans-Georg Berkel

Father to Son The Mediation of Family Firm Succession Conflict

Hans-Georg Berkel Negotiation Consulting Freising, Germany Bis 2018 erschien der Titel im Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, Köln Dissertation Universität St. Gallen, 2007

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Für meine Familie

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Acknowledgments There is a very long list of people without whom this dissertation would not have been possible. Firstly I would like to thank my doctoral supervisors at the University of St. Gallen, Professor Dr. Ivo Schwander and Professor Dr. Martin Hilb. I am deeply indebted to heir encouragement, suggestions and continuing support throughout the last years. I am very thankful to Florencia Garrido, my supervisor at Siemens Power Generation, who gave me the possibility to go on sabbatical leave for dissertation research and writing, even though our company is a “family firm” only in the broadest of senses. Without her backing, and tha