This case reflects the predictable tensions between the generations of the family in the business. The current generation knows the secrets of the current success of the business, the next generation of business relations with their own vision of what the future and the possibility that changes in the market, technology, supply chain, and the degree of globalization pose. Both legacy and opportunities (or tradition and innovation) are fundamental elements of a successful family business continuity strategy. Amit returned to his family business in India after the successful completion of the requirements of the Master of Business Administration in the United States. How can he be the most productive back in the family business and make the knowledge he had acquired abroad are available and useful to the owners and managers of companies they lead? "Hide
by Ernesto J. Poza Source: Thunderbird School of Global Management 9 pages. Publication Date: March 10, 2011. Prod. #: TB0259-PDF-ENG
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