Father-Daughter Succession in Family Business: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Daphne Halkias, PhD. is Senior Research Fellow, The Center for Youth and Family Enterprise (CYFE) at University of Bergamo in Italy; Research Affiliate at the Institute for Social Sciences at Cornell University and Affiliate, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA Paul W. Thurman, MBA is Clinical Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Business School, Columbia University in New York, USA . Celina Smith, PhD. is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at EMLYON Business School in Lyon, France and a Visiting Fellow at Imperial College, UK. Robert Nason, MBA is Global Program Manager of the STEP Project for Family Enterprising at Babson College, Massachusetts, USA and a Board Member of the New England Chapter of the Family Firm Institute.