Destroying Myths and Creating Value: The Hollis Experience in the Publix Family Business

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Family Business,
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Operational Planning,
Stereotype
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Overview: When one hears the phrase “family business”, what thoughts or images come to his/her mind? Based on the stereotype of family business, one may have shared the thoughts of many—the image of the dying breed of mom and pop stores that make just enough to get by, do little to no long-term business planning, and have little impact on the community as a whole. In reality, this stereotype of the average family business is far from accurate. As a way to begin the process of debunking the current stereotype and related myths of family business, this chapter introduced a very prominent and successful family business, the Publix Super Market Corporation.

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Format: PDF | Size: 42KB | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 11

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