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100			_aSorenson, Ritch L
245			_aConflict management strategies used in successful family bus _cSorenson, Ritch L.
260			_c1999
300			_a133 - 146
520			_aThis paper analyzes a survey of 59 family businesses. Findings indicate that in comparison to non-family businesses, family businesses have a more complex set of issues to consider when managing conflict. The integrative conflict strategies of collaboration, accommodation, and compromise produce relatively better outcomes for both family and business. Competitive and avoidance strategies can result in relatively negative outcomes for both business and family. High levels of collaboration contribute to positive outcomes for both family and business, and high levels of compromise and accommodation contribute to positive family outcomes. Based on a comparison of means, this paper identifies conflict management profiles for achieving positive outcomes for both business and family.
773			_aFamily Business Review _dJun
999			_c43599 _d43599