In laws is part of the family through union; as union could be severed but blood is unable to be altered, but they form a group of unique stakeholders in the family business. Hence, in laws are not consistently viewed as full-fledged family members. While family members and the company's founder confront challenges as they contemplate incorporating in-laws into the family firm, the in laws face many challenges in joining a household firm. This case exemplifies these pressures by following John Malone's participation working as an in-law for Aurum Furniture, a modest family business located in a sizable Midwestern city in the U.S. Problems that would have been straightforward in a non-family company were anything but that in the non-professionalized family company.
Considerable flexibility is provided by the case with teachers having opportunity to go over the dynamics among members of a modest family business. While we highlight the challenges confronted by in-laws, the case is particularly well-suited to ease a general discussion on the challenges an individual encounters as she or he joins a non- professionalized family business. The case may be used in family business or small business management with workshops and undergraduate and graduate students.
PUBLICATION DATE: May 01, 2013 PRODUCT #: NA0226-HCB-ENG
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