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Ownership in a family business can be a rewarding and important role. It means stewardship, protection and nurturing the family business. As a guide for shareholders, this book will develop understanding and insight into the role of becoming more valuable as an owner, not just financially, but intellectually and emotionally as well.

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Introduction: On Being an Owner
What is a Family Business Owner
The Power of Cohesive Ownership
The ´Ownership Attitude´
Roles and Responsibilities: Owners, Directors, and Managers
Preparing and Nurturing Good Owners
Owners By Choice
Managing the Insider-Outsider Dilemmas
Summary
Glossary
Suggested Readings and Resources
Index

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´Knowing when and how to be involved in a family business can be a challenging task...shareholders need to know what their role is to make them effective and make their family businesses profitable now and for the future. If you want to be a ´good´ owner - this book is for you.´ - Philip A. Clemens, Chairman & CEO, Clemens Family Corp. ´If you are associated with a family business, you need to read this user-friendly primer. Not just family business owners, but indeed everyone even remotely connected to a family business will want to read this. Family Business Ownership: How To Be An Effective Shareholder is a much needed and superb addition to the already excellent Family Business Leadership Series.´ - Bill Lucas, Laird-Norton

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CRAIG E. ARONOFF Co-founder, principal, and Chairman of the Board of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Center and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University, USA. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide.

STEPHEN L. McCLURE Principal at the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and specializes in family communications and decision making, succession planning and implementation, and governance & management in family firms.

JOHN L. WARD Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.

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