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Family Business Reading List


  • Akeret, R. U. Family Tales, Family Wisdom. New York: Holt, 1991.

    Benson, B. Your Family Business: a success guide for growth and survival. Homewood, IL: Business One Irwin, 1990.

    Bork, D. Family Business, Risky Business. Aspen: Bork Institute, 1993.

    Brown, F. H. Reweaving the Family Tapestry: A Multigenerational Approach to Families. New York: Norton, 1991.

    * Carton, L. Raise Your Kids Right. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980.

    * Chapman, A. H. The Games Children Play. New York: Berkley Medallion Books

    * Clarke, J. I. Self-Esteem: A Family Affair. San Francisco: Harper, 1978.

    Cohn, M. Passing the Torch, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.

    * Faber, E. & Mazlish, E. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. Rawson, Wade Associates/Avon Books, 1980.

    * Gallo, E. & J. Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children. New York: McGraw Hill. 2001.

    Gersick, K., Davis, J., Hampton, M. M., Lansberg, I. Generation to Generation. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.

    Hoover, E. & Hoover, C., Getting Along in Family Business: The Relationship Intelligence Handbook. New York: Routledge, 1999

    Jaffe, D. T. Working with the Ones You Love: Strategies for a Successful Family Business. Berkeley: Conari, 1991.

    Kaye, K. Workplace Wars and How to End Them: turning personal conflicts into productive teamwork. New York: AMACOM, 1994.

    Lea, J. W. Keeping it in the Family. New York: James Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991.

    Lansberg, I. Succeeding Generations. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.

    Levinson, H. EXECUTIVE. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981.

    O'Hara, W. T., Centuries of Success. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2004.

    Paisner, M. Sustaining the Family Business. Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1999

    * Steil, Barker & Watson Effective Listening- Key to Your Success. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983.

    * Stone, D., Patton, B., Heen, S., Difficult Conversations, New York: Viking, 1999.

    Vinturella, J. B., Erickson, S. M., Raising Entrepreneurial Capital. Burlington, MA: Elsevier, 2004.

    Ward, J. L. Keeping the Family Business Healthy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987. (Chapters 3, 6, 7)

    Ward, J. L. Creating Effective Boards for Private Enterprises. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1991.

    * Winship, E. Reaching Your Teenager. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983.


    * indicates texts valuable for family relationships, though not specifically for family business relationships