Employment of professional managers in local Chinese family businesses : issues and problems.

With professionalisation mooted as the key for survival and growth of family businesses, this study examined the motivations for nine professional mangers to join local Chinese family businesses, through the use of a short closed-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The managers revealed...

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Main Author:	Ong, Ai Ming.
Other Authors:	Nanyang Business School
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	DRNTU::Business
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42571
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-425712024-01-12T10:33:12Z Employment of professional managers in local Chinese family businesses : issues and problems. Ong, Ai Ming. Nanyang Business School Tan Wee Liang DRNTU::Business With professionalisation mooted as the key for survival and growth of family businesses, this study examined the motivations for nine professional mangers to join local Chinese family businesses, through the use of a short closed-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The managers revealed that they accepted the job offers mainly because of the expected job nature, control and autonomy at work, career prospects and attractive compensation packages. These motivations were traced to the information that they received about the firms and jobs at the onset of the offer and to their personal aspirations and motives. Master of Business 2010-12-30T06:04:45Z 2010-12-30T06:04:45Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42571 en 150 p. application/pdf
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description	With professionalisation mooted as the key for survival and growth of family businesses, this study examined the motivations for nine professional mangers to join local Chinese family businesses, through the use of a short closed-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The managers revealed that they accepted the job offers mainly because of the expected job nature, control and autonomy at work, career prospects and attractive compensation packages. These motivations were traced to the information that they received about the firms and jobs at the onset of the offer and to their personal aspirations and motives.
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Employment of professional managers in local Chinese family businesses : issues and problems.

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