Family businesses that expect to endure over a long period of time must learn to respond and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. The authors provide a new appreciation for the importance of change and the tools necessary to incorporate change as a company tradition.

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CRAIG E. ARONOFF Co-founder, Principal, and Chairman of the Board of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., the founder of the Cox Family Enterprise Centre and current Professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State University, USA. He invented and implemented the membership-based, professional-service-provider sponsored Family Business Forum, which has served as a model of family business education for universities world-wide.

JOHN L. WARD Co-founder of the Family Business Consulting Group Inc. He is Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management, USA and teaches strategic management, business leadership and family enterprise continuity.

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Introduction: The Challenge of Continuous Renewal Change in a Family Business: How Hard Can it Be? Building and Preserving a Foundation for Change Where Change Comes From Leading Change in a Family Firm: A Guide for the Successor Managing Resources for Change A Word to the Outgoing CEO Creating a Tradition of Change Summary Index