A study on the sustainability of family businesses in Singapore.

Family businesses are important to Singapore’s economy, contributing much to the GNP and employment levels. However, their survival rates are worryingly low: a minority survives the first generation and few, beyond that. Our research examines how local family businesses manage to hand-over successfu...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Calniss Li Yun., Lee, Brenna Li-Ling., Quek, Hwei Khoon.
Other Authors: Seet, Lip Chai
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9443
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:Family businesses are important to Singapore’s economy, contributing much to the GNP and employment levels. However, their survival rates are worryingly low: a minority survives the first generation and few, beyond that. Our research examines how local family businesses manage to hand-over successfully and common factors linking sustained family businesses.