Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Brief Contents vii
3. Contents xi
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I
7. 1. Growth Can Be Good and Growth Can Be Bad 11
8. 2. Darden Private Growth Company Research (DPGC) 37
9. 3. Growth Is More Than a Strategy 59
10. 4. The 4Ps of Growth 74
11. 5. The Entrepreneur Must Grow, Too! 100
12. 6. The Challenges of Building an Effective Management Team 128
13. 7. Culture—Creating a High- Performance Environment 148
14. 8. Growth Thrusters 175
15. 9. The Added Complexity of Managing a Family Business 195
16. PART II. Case Collection
17. Subject Matrix 224
18. 3 Fellers Bakery 232
19. Appalachian Commercial Cleaners: Family Dynamics Versus the Business 236
20. Better World Books 239
21. C.R. Barger & Sons, Inc. (A) 251
22. C.R. Barger & Sons, Inc. (B) 254
23. Defender Direct, Inc.: A Business of Growing Leaders 262
24. Edens & Avant 263
25. Enchanting Travels 264
26. Eyebobs Eyewear, Inc. 265
27. Freedom Technology Services 266
28. Global Medical Imaging, LLC 269
29. Green Copier Recycling: Entrepreneur Meets Private Equity 270
30. Hass Shoes 274
31. James Abrams @ Clockwork Home Services, Inc.: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur 277
32. Jeff Bowling at the Delta Companies: From Baseball Coach to CEO 291
33. Leaders Bank: Creating a Great Place to Work 300
34. LG Investments, LLC: A Family Business in Generational Transition (A) 301
35. LG Investments, LLC: A Family Business in Generational Transition (B) 304
36. LG Investments, LLC: A Family Business in Generational Transition (C) 306
37. LG Investments, LLC: A Family Business in Generational Transition (D) 308
38. Mellace Family Brands, Inc.: Building a Socially Responsible Enterprise 310
39. Motor City: A Disruptive Business Model (A) 320
40. Motor City: A Disruptive Business Model (B) 323
41. Octane Fitness, Inc: The Power of Focus 326
42. Room & Board 327
43. Sammy Snacks (A) 328
44. Sammy Snacks (B) 339
45. Sammy Snacks (C) 342
46. Sammy Snacks (D) 343
47. Secure Works 345
48. Students Helping Honduras 346
49. Trilogy Health Services, LLC: Building a Great Service Company 355
50. Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. 367
51. Bibliography 373
52. Recommended Reading 377
53. Index 381