European Journal of Service Management

Previously: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego. Service Management

ISSN: 2450-8535     eISSN: 2353-2858    OAI    DOI: 10.18276/ejsm.2017.22-06
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Issue archive / Vol. 22, 2/2017
Current issues in family business management

Authors: Vyara Kyurova
South-West University „Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad

Blagovesta Koyundzhiyska-Davidkova
South-West University „Neofit Rilski”
Keywords: family business management problems strategy plan
Data publikacji całości:2017
Page range:6 (47-52)
Klasyfikacja JEL: D22 L26 M21
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Management takes an important place in the activity of enterprises, including the family ones. One of the important requirements for effective management of the family business is its good structure and focus on higher business goals. Some of these goals are maximizing profits improvement of the strategy, job creation, qualification of staff and care for the interests of all shareholders and partners. In this regard, the objective of this article is to clarify the problems in the management of family business. Analysis and conclusions on the issue are based on data from a survey of 186 family businesses located in the Southwest Planning Region in Bulgaria. Based on the analysis and evaluation of results the major problems and generalized conclusions are outlined.

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Management takes an important place in the activity of enterprises, including the family ones. One of the important requirements for effective management of the family business is its good structure and focus on higher business goals. Some of these goals are maximizing profits improvement of the strategy, job creation, qualification of staff and care for the interests of all shareholders and partners. In this regard, the objective of this article is to clarify the problems in the management of family business. Analysis and conclusions on the issue are based on data from a survey of 186 family businesses located in the Southwest Planning Region in Bulgaria. Based on the analysis and evaluation of results the major problems and generalized conclusions are outlined.
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