The ambitious sister, the veteran brother and the father who should have retired

Feranita Feranita, Johnben Loy, Lala Irviana

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Abstract

After the dilemma at the crossroad of selling the family business and retire or take over from the shareholders in 2005, Andy Makmur was again thinking about his retirement in 2011. Now 70 years old, he was over the average retirement age and still commuting between Indonesia and Singapore for business operations and family. Glopac Chemical had been gradually improving financially since the takeover in 2005, with the help of Andy's two offsprings, John and Victoria. The joint force of John looking after the business development and Victoria on management control systems was a perfect combination in turning Glopac Chemical from making loss to prof-iting. However, recent developments had led to misunderstanding between John and Victoria, where they were on non-talking terms except communi-cating on work matters. This was a major headache for Andy, as he couldn't leave his life time's work to his offsprings who would not talk to each other.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAsian Family Business Case Studies
Subtitle of host publicationThe Role of Culture, Value and Identity in Succession and Resilience
PublisherEmerald Publishing
Pages91-99
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781837537600
ISBN (Print)9781837537617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Communication
  • Emotions
  • Family business
  • Sibling rivalries
  • Succession

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
  • General Business,Management and Accounting

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