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Goals, Control and Conflicts in Family Offices

A Conceptual and In-depth Qualitative Study

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Authors:
  1. Stephan Wessel

    1. , WHU, Institut für Familienunternehmen, Vallendar, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of economic sciences

Part of the book series: Familienunternehmen und KMU (KMU)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 1-7

  3. Research Approach

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 9-15

  4. Goals and Control of Family Offices: A Conceptual Framework

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 17-39

  5. Opening the Black Box: Case Study Evidence on the Goals and Control of Family Offices

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 41-82

  6. Panacea or Pandora: A Conflict Theory Perspective on Family Offices

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 83-123

  7. Conclusion

    • Stephan Wessel
    Pages 125-138

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 139-158
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About this book

​Family offices manage and coordinate a family’s combined wealth whilst preserving the family legacy and protecting family interests. The families behind these family offices control a significant percentage of the GDP of developed economies, with consequences for financial markets. At the same time, family offices act at the intersection of family and commerce, which makes this particular form of organization appealing to the field of strategic management. Despite its practical and academic relevance, the literature has hardly explored the concept of family offices. As a result, the primary objective of this book is to introduce the domain of family offices. By exploring goals, control and conflicts in the context of family offices, this book contributes to consider this family-influenced organization an essential constituent of management research and an ever more prominent actor in today’s global financial markets.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , WHU, Institut für Familienunternehmen, Vallendar, Germany

    Stephan Wessel

About the author

Stephan Wessel wrote his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack at the INTES Institute for Family Businesses at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Goals, Control and Conflicts in Family Offices

  • Book Subtitle: A Conceptual and In-depth Qualitative Study

  • Authors: Stephan Wessel

  • Series Title: Familienunternehmen und KMU

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02491-8

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-02490-1Published: 07 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-02491-8Published: 27 May 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2520-1174

  • Series E-ISSN: 2520-1182

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 158

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership

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