A woman's place? : the crucial roles of women in family business

Through stories and interviews the authors explore the changing role women play in today's family business, looking at how to encourage and support women family members, to the challenges women face in finding the right balance between work and life, to the role spouses play in couples that work together. This volume explores the changing role women play in today's family business -- from the head of the firm to the quiet yet powerful role of "influencer without authority"; women are increasingly active in all parts of today's business. This book looks at how to encourage and support women family members to the challenges women face in finding the right balance between work and life, to the role spouses play in couples that work together. Filled with stories and interviews from women working in a family firm, this book provides insights and revelations that will help businesses thrive in an era of change Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction: Family Firms on the Brink of Opportunity....Pages 1-11 Farewell, Primogeniture!....Pages 13-26 How Women Contribute....Pages 27-58 Finding the Right Balance: Work and Life....Pages 59-84 The Challenge to Couples....Pages 85-100 Becoming Financially Literate....Pages 101-125 Working with “Outsiders”....Pages 127-135 Women, Communication, and Leadership....Pages 137-146 Choices and Challenges....Pages 147-154 Back Matter....Pages 155-167