Author(s): Oliveira, Sofia Teixeira silva
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/17288
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): Ownership; Succession; Fair Process; Family Dynamics; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão
The case is based on Garland, a 240 years old Portuguese family business, now owned by the Dawson family. It focuses on a decision made 50 years ago, aligned with what had been the company’s history, about the ownership rules for family members, which influences the ownership structure of the firm. It addresses the main issues about ownership in family businesses, and tackles the problem of succession planning and fair process. It contains a teaching note to support the utilization of the case in a classroom context, with learning objectives, target audience, a teaching plan, questions and proposed answers, and theory that relates to the case. It is also complemented with an epilogue and an overview of the case.
