The rise and downfall of Germany's largest family and non-family businesses : a historical study and strategic analysis from 1971 to 2011

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 calcula...

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Main Author Lantelme, Maximilian (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Wiesbaden : Springer Gabler, [2017]
SeriesBestMasters.
Subjects
Family-owned business enterprises > Germany > Management > History > 20th century.
Family-owned business enterprises > Germany > Management > History > 21st century.
Industrial management > Germany > History > 20th century.
Industrial management > Germany > History > 21st century.
Germany.
1900-2099
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783658161699
9783658161682
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 124 pages .)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Contents; Graphs and Tables; Abstract; 1 Introduction
  • or the Temptation to Grow; 1.1 The Importance of Large Companies; 1.2 (Large) Family Businesses in Germany; 1.3 Growth and Decline of Firms; 1.4 Research Objectives; 2 Corporate Strategy: Growth Paths and Reasons for Downfall; 2.1 Indicators of Growth; 2.2 Determining Factors of Firm Growth; 2.3 Theoretical Perspectives of Growth; 2.4 Declining Firms and Their Downfall; 2.4.1 Exit Rates and Symptoms of Insolvency; 2.4.2 Corporate Crisis and Path Dependency; 2.4.3 External Effects for Corporate Decline.
  • 3 Characteristics of Family and Non-Family Businesses3.1 Definition of Family Business; 3.2 Growing Family Businesses; 3.3 The Development of Large Family and Non-Family Businesses
  • in Germany; 3.4 Definition of Large Businesses; 3.5 The Rise and Downfall of Germany's Largest Family and Non-Family Businesses ; 4 Dataset; 4.1 Methodologies; 4.1.1 Historical Analysis; 4.1.2 Empirical Analysis; 4.2 Extensions of the Dataset; 4.3 Challenges of the Research Process; 5 The Historical Study and Empirical Analysis; 5.1 The Economic Development of Germany between 1971 and 2011.
  • 5.2 Initial Situation in 19715.3 Initial Situation in 2011; 5.4 Comparison of the Rankings from 1971 and 2011; 5.5 Types of Companies; 5.6 Development of the Largest Companies from 1971; 5.6.1 Exit and Survival Rates; 5.6.2 Reasons for Downfall and Loss of Independence; 5.6.3 Growth Rates; 5.6.4 Transformation Processes; 5.6.5 Further Observations; 5.7 Development of the Largest Companies from 2011; 6 Approaching the Hypotheses; 7 Limitations of the Historical Study and Strategic Analysis; 8 Research Outlook; 9 Conclusion
  • or Succumbing to the Temptation to Grow.
  • Appendix I
  • Extended Ranking of 1971Appendix II
  • Extended Ranking of 2011; Appendix III
  • Names of Companies (Categories); Appendix IV
  • Names of Companies (Downfalls)
  • Ranked by Type of Company and Year of Downfall; Appendix V
  • Additional 107 Companies
  • Ranking 2011; References.

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