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Succession in woman-owned family business

Kuva Margit Mannila Birley, Sue (1986). Succession in the Family Firm: The Inheritor's View. Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 24, 1986. ( Link ) Cadieux, L., Lorrain, J. & Hurgon, P. (2002). Succession in Woman-Owned Family Business : A Case Study. Family Business Review, 15(1), 17−30. ( PDF ) Other extraordinary findings detailed in this study on women-owned family businesses: Women-owned family firms have a 40 percent lower rate of family member attrition.  Female-owned firms have focused carefully on CEO succession planning, and 49 percent of women owners have named a successor compared with 40 percent of male owners.  Female-owned firms place greater proportionate emphasis on philanthropy directed toward educational and community organizations.  Additional current insights come from the Center for Women's Business Research in its in December 2006 biennial update on information on women-owned businesses under the section titled "Exit S...