{"product_id":"9780470021651","title":"Unconventional Wisdom Counterintuitive Insights for Family Business Success","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIMD Executive Development Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eUnconventional Wisdom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCounterintuitive Insights for Family Business Success\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Ward\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFamily businesses prosper by pursuing unconventional strategies. Because they are values-driven and think very long-term, they take approaches not popular with current management fashion or most companies. That is the key to their competitive advantage. However, family businesses must find ways to simultaneously serve business needs and family goals, which require very different priorities and principles. As a result, they must think paradoxically, and find insights that single-purpose enterprises need not contemplate. They must dare to be different. Family business requires a different governance system, but it must nevertheless be one that can be controlled. Building on insights from the worldâ??s premier family business executive education course, this book offers the Unconventional Wisdom needed to leverage the strategic and cultural uniqueness of a family business for enduring success.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is The Wild Group Professor of Family Business at IMD, and also a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management (USA). He is director of IMD's renowned 'Leading the Family Business' program, in which he has taught since its inception in 1987.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlrich Steger\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Alcan Chair of Environmental Management at IMD, is Director of its research project on Corporate Sustainability Management, and leads IMD's Global Corporate Governance Research Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim Schwass\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Family Business and Director of the IMD-Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch \u0026amp; Cie Family Business Center. He teaches Family Business and Entrepreneurial Management, is Program Director of the St.Moritz Family Business Seminar, and directs the Annual IMD Distinguished Family Business Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeannie Kahwajy\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Organizational Behavior at IMD - International Institute for Management Development. Prior to joining IMD she worked as a coach, consultant, seminar leader and speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Kohlrieser\u003c\/b\u003e, a clinical and organizational psychologist, is Professor of Organizational Behavior at IMD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Wright State University, Ohio, USA, an adjunct faculty member of Fielding Institute San Francisco, USA, and an adjunct faculty member of Zagreb University, Croatia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 July 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470021651\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379133280396,"sku":"9780470021651","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470021651_07ee48bb-97a7-4aaa-9a39-ca6bed984cde.jpg?v=1780142199","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470021651","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}