American family-owned corporations today are confronted by many complex problems but interviews conducted with founders and senior officers in a number of such enterprises indicate that family firms enjoy some unique competitive strengths not shared by publicly owned firms. In this paper the authors discuss both the strengths and the weaknesses associated with this form of ownership and suggests ways in which management can overcome many of the current pressures and uncertainties in order to ensure the survival of the enterprise.
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