Università della Svizzera italiana

Improving the long-run survival of family firms : Knowledge-management and resource-shedding processes

Chirico, Francesco ; Colombo, Gianluca (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2008 ; 2008ECO001.

The present PhD Thesis aims to better understand and improve the long- run survival of family firms. It is composed of four articles: the first two focus on knowledge integration and accumulation; the last two, rather, concentrate on business exit and regeneration. The research conducted reveals that family firms eager to survive across generations need to accumulate and integrate knowledge...