It also makes founders want to take care of the enterprise they have built and the people who work in it. Therein lies the dark side. Much of the difficulty in passing the business to a new generation arises because many founders are not aware of, or willing to deal with, this dark, less constructive side of the personality. Each type behaves in characteristic ways and has a typical set of responses when he nears retirement age and is forced to confront his dark side. The proprietors are the legendary characters of family business.
Proprietors remain at the center of all the major decisions.
As a result, the corporate culture is highly paternalistic. The children are controlled like everyone else. The role of daughters is to marry, raise children, and be looked after. The children's behavior depends a lot on the relationship between father and mother. When they join the business, they may keep their distance from the founder, generally seeking positions in some far-flung company operation.