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January 1, 2003

Makassar Jewelry: A successful third generation family business

Petrina Faustine is a professor at Magister Management of Administration and Technology Program at Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia.

Makassar Jewelry: A successful third generation family business

In a new series, Families in Business readers will learn about family business in Asia. This first article examines a family business in Indonesia that has been in existence for over 70 years.

Introduction

November 1, 2002

Five years after the meltdown of the Thai economy and the beginning of the Asian crisis, family businesses are clearly in transition

Clayton Hebbard is Managing Partner of Grant Thornton in Thailand and specialises in family business consulting.

Five years after the meltdown of the Thai economy and the beginning of the Asian crisis, family businesses are clearly in transition

Thailand means "land of the free" and throughout its 800-year history, Thailand can boast the distinction of being the only country in South East Asia never to be colonised. Arguably, this is due to the pragmatic policies of its leaders, as well as its geographical location between British and French colonies.

February 1, 2002

In this issue’s guest editorial, Dr Manesh L Shrikant examines the Indian family business scene and the challenges it faces in achieving future growth and prosperity

The landscape ofIndian family managed businesses (FMBs) is in a state of disequilibrium, even turmoil, as evidenced from certain performance paradoxes given in Table 1, on the next page. Analysis is not easy and future prognosis is even more difficult. However, by examining the evolution of India and its businesses, it is clear that certain challenges must be met for Indian businesses and India as a nation to move forward and prosper.

The business context

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