1. PRESENTATION

2. REASONSOFFAMILYBUSINESSES’ FAILURE

4. What are the main reasons of family businesses’ failure?

6. 65-80% of businesses around the world are family business.

7. 30-65% of GDP

9. Family Businesses TUNISIAN ECONOMY

10. Surviving Through Generation % Surviving Through Generation

12. Foreigncompetition

13. No governmentgrants

14. Insufficient Capital and highdebt ratio

15. Instable economy

16. Bad location and bad transport links

17. High Taxes and interest rate

18. High exchange rate

20. Culture and personalities clashes

21. Bad network

22. Conflicts and lack of communication

23. Overexpansion and no creativity

26. Next generation lacks essantial skills and experiences

27. Next generation have not been well prepared for job

29. Oldest son for most important and critical position

30. Daughter for basic or not so important position

31. Ignoring abilities and management skills

33. Disagree with new rules and are impatient

34. Generation gap

35. Restrain young members’ activities

37. Cannot recognize that second or third generation members are old enough

38. Do not want to be out of game and loose control, refuse to step down

39. See their children as their competitors and don’t accepte changing

40. Are tied to tradition and finddifficult to adapt

42. Theycan’tseperatefamily’smattersfrom business’ matters

43. Parents force children to involve in family business. They do not pay attention what their children want to do.

44. Competence canbe out the family

46. Decreases their willingness

47. Ignoring experience, skills, abilities, and education

48. Damages corporate identity

50. Conflicts between family members in and out of the business and with non-family members

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