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The Rise and Downfall of Germany’s Largest Family and Non-Family Businesses

A Historical Study and Strategic Analysis from 1971 to 2011

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Authors:
  1. Maximilian Lantelme

    1. München, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of economic sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: BestMasters (BEST)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction – or the Temptation to Grow

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 1-7

  3. Corporate Strategy: Growth Paths and Reasons for Downfall

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 9-18

  4. Characteristics of Family and Non-Family Businesses

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 19-30

  5. Dataset

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 31-43

  6. The Historical Study and Empirical Analysis

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 45-82

  7. Approaching the Hypotheses

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 83-84

  8. Limitations of the Historical Study and Strategic Analysis

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 85-85

  9. Research Outlook

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 87-88

  10. Conclusion – or Succumbing to the Temptation to Grow

    • Maximilian Lantelme
    Pages 89-90

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 91-124
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About this book

Maximilian Lantelme examines the historical growth and decline developments of large German family and non-family businesses between 1971 and 2011. Based on a sample of the 143 largest German companies in 1971 and in 2011, the author investigates the long-term development of each company and calculates compound annual growth rates (CAGR) to compare the developments of total sales and of the number of employees between the enterprises with the overall development of the German economy. Additionally, he presents the exit rates as well as the reasons for the downfalls of the different types of companies. The results show a superior development of family businesses especially compared to non-family businesses due to lower exit and higher growth rates. The strategic implications are that family businesses should achieve a certain corridor of growth in the long-term to secure the company’s existence over generations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • München, Germany

    Maximilian Lantelme

About the author

Maximilian Lantelme studied Corporate Management & Economics at Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen. He works as a strategy consultant in the field of mergers & acquisitions for an international management consultant firm.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rise and Downfall of Germany’s Largest Family and Non-Family Businesses

  • Book Subtitle: A Historical Study and Strategic Analysis from 1971 to 2011

  • Authors: Maximilian Lantelme

  • Series Title: BestMasters

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16169-9

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-16168-2Published: 02 November 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-16169-9Published: 24 October 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2625-3577

  • Series E-ISSN: 2625-3615

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 124

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization

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