A study on the sustainability of family businesses in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Cheng, Calniss Li Yun., Lee, Brenna Li-Ling., Quek, Hwei Khoon.
• Other Authors: Seet, Lip Chai
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Family owned business enterprises
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9443
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...