TY - GEN AU - Ramachandran, Kavil TI - The 10 commandments for family business SN - 9789351501381 U1 - 658.045 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi: PB - SAGE Response KW - Family-owned business enterprises -- Management. KW - Management. KW - India KW - Family-owned business enterprises. N1 - Foreword John L Ward Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Paradoxes Making Family Business Unique Commandment I: To Communicate and Build Trust Commandment II: To Professionalize Your Business or Perish Commandment III: To Preserve and Practice Values Commandment IV: To Manage Ownership Challenges Commandment V: To Redefine Role But Never Retire! Commandment VI: To Successfully Manage Succession in Business Commandment VII: To Build Businesses Entrepreneurially Commandment VIII: To Develop Long-Term Business Strategy Commandment IX: To Give Back: Family Philanthropy Commandment X: To Understand ‘Togetherness’: Role of Consultative and Compassionate Leadership Conclusion: Family as an Institution Index N2 - Family business: we live it, we breathe it, yet we do not understand its significance entirely. This book helps in understanding the phenomenon of family business better. The 10 commandments in this book work like a handbook for business families to refer to and act upon ER -