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Family Business Ownership

How to Be an Effective Shareholder

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  • © 2011

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  1. Craig E. Aronoff
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  2. John L. Ward
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Part of the book series: A Family Business Publication (AFBP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 1-4

  3. What Is a Family Business Owner?

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 5-19

  4. The Power of Cohesive Ownership

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 21-26

  5. The “Ownership Attitude”

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 27-34

  6. Roles and Responsibilities

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 35-45

  7. Preparing and Nurturing Good Owners

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 47-64

  8. Owners by Choice

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 65-69

  9. Managing the Insider-Outsider Dilemmas

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 71-81

  10. Summary

    • Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward
    Pages 83-84

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 85-95
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About this book

Ownership in a family business can be a rewarding and important role. It means stewardship, protection and nurturing the family business. As a guide for shareholders, this book will develop understanding and insight into the role of becoming more valuable as an owner, not just financially, but intellectually and emotionally as well.

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'Knowing when and how to be involved in a family business can be a challenging task...shareholders need to know what their role is to make them effective and make their family businesses profitable now and for the future. If you want to be a 'good' owner - this book is for you.' - Philip A. Clemens, Chairman & CEO, Clemens Family Corp.

'If you are associated with a family business, you need to read this user-friendly primer. Not just family business owners, but indeed everyone even remotely connected to a family business will want to read this. Family Business Ownership: How To Be An Effective Shareholder is a much needed and superb addition to the already excellent Family Business Leadership Series.' - Bill Lucas, Laird-Norton

About the authors

CRAIG E. ARONOFF Co-founder, principal, and Chairman of the Board of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University, USA. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide.

JOHN L. WARD Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.

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