Title: Family business on the couch : a psychological perspective /
Authors: Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.; Carlock, Randel S., 1948-; Florent-Treacy, Elizabeth, 1960-
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises Psychological aspects.; Family-owned business enterprises Case studies.
Contents: Questions and observations -- Introduction -- A psychological perspective on business families -- Psychodynamic and family systemic perspectives -- Key ideas from the psychodynamic approach -- The role of transference and countertransference -- The family systemic perspective -- A therapeutic alliance -- A summing-up -- The challenges of love and work -- Conflicting goals in the family business -- The tree-circles model -- How conflict can develop -- Family business practices : assessing strengths and weaknesses -- The interface of business and family practices -- Assessing the health of a family business -- Reflection and learning -- The life cycle as an organizing construct -- The multiple life cycles of the family business -- Key models of human psychological development -- The family life cycle -- Carter and McGoldrick's family-based life cycle model -- Applying the life cycle in family businesses -- Narcissism, envy, and myths in family firms -- Personality types --^