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Family Business Succession

Family businesses are complex things, and have been well-studied for many decades.

At its worse, an otherwise healthy business can get caught up with the family’s dysfunctions. At its best, the family can provide a long-term orientation, enduring values, and a steady hand.

The cases in this sequence document the range of outcomes and organisational structures during succession — one of the most fraught elements of a family business.

Cases

Succession at Samsung

The dramatic saga of succession at Samsung — which spawned five new conglomerates.

Robert Kuok: Preventing a Group Fracture

The closest the Kuok Group came to splitting.

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Giving Way to Wilmar

How Robert Kuok gave way to his nephew, Kuok Khoon Hong, to form Wilmar International.