Uloga profesionalnih menadžera u obiteljskim poduzećima

master's thesis

• Title (english): The role of professional managers in family businesses
• Author: Ivana Mijačević
• Mentor: Ivan Turčić (mentor)
• Committee member: Lana Cindrić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Domagoj Hruška (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; (Department of Organization and Management); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-30, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Organization and Management

Abstract

U današnjem svijetu veliki dio gospodarstva čine obiteljska poduzeća. Razvoj menadžerskih
disciplina dovodi profesionalne menadžere na tržište koji pokušavaju naći svoj put prema
usponu, a tako i ulazak u obiteljska poduzeća. Ovaj diplomski rad bavi se pitanjem uloge
profesionalnih menadžera u obiteljskim poduzećima s posebnim naglaskom na sve izazove
i prilike koje njihovo angažiranje donosi. Obiteljska se poduzeća često suočavaju s dilemom
očuvanja obiteljskih vrijednosti i uvođenja profesionalnih menadžera u svoja poduzeća koji
bi im pomogli u rastu i zadržavanju konkurentnosti. Cilj rada je analizirati njihove ključne
uloge kojima bi doprinosili stabilnosti i održivosti obiteljskog poduzeća u budućnosti, ali i
ispitati u kojoj mjeri su vlasnici spremni na dijeljenje poslovanja poduzeća s vanjskim
menadžerom.
Kroz teorijski dio obrađuju se glavni koncepti obiteljskog poduzetništva, uključujući njihov
životni ciklus, nasljeđivanje i prednosti te nedostatke takvih poduzeća. Također se promatra
kako profesionalizacija menadžmenta može olakšati proces nasljeđivanja novih generacija,
poboljšati efikasnost i omogućiti rast poduzeća.
U empirijskom dijelu rada provedeno je istraživanje spremnosti vlasnika obiteljskih
poduzeća uvesti profesionalne menadžere u poslovanje kroz dubinske intervjue u nekoliko
obiteljskih poduzeća. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na nespremnost vlasnika predaje
poduzeća profesionalnim menadžerima, ali isto tako smatraju da profesionalni menadžeri
mogu pomoći poduzeću u rastu.
Zaključci rada upućuju na to da angažiranje profesionalnog menadžera ima veliki značaj u
obiteljskom poduzeću samo u slučaju da je obiteljsko poduzeće dovoljno otvoreno za
prihvaćanje dijeljena vodstva.

Abstract (english)

In today's world, a large part of the economy consists of family businesses. The development
of management disciplines brings professional managers to the market who seek to find their
path to success, including entry into family businesses. This master's thesis addresses the
role of professional managers in family businesses with a particular focus on the challenges
and opportunities their engagement brings. Family businesses often face the dilemma of
preserving family values while introducing professional managers into their companies to
help them grow and remain competitive. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the key roles
through which professional managers can contribute to the stability and sustainability of
family businesses in the future, as well as to examine the extent to which owners are willing
to share the management of their business with an external manager.
The theoretical part covers the main concepts of family entrepreneurship, including their life
cycle, succession, and the advantages and disadvantages of such businesses. It also examines
how the professionalization of management can facilitate the succession process for new
generations, improve efficiency, and enable business growth.
In the empirical part of the thesis, research was conducted on the willingness of family
business owners to introduce professional managers into their operations through in-depth
interviews with several family businesses. The research results indicate the owners'
unwillingness to hand over the business to professional managers, yet they also believe that
professional managers can help the company grow.
The conclusions of the thesis suggest that engaging a professional manager is highly
significant in a family business only if the family business is sufficiently open to accepting
shared leadership

• Keywords: obiteljsko poduzeće; profesionalni menadžer; upravljanje; profesionalizacija menadžmenta
• Keywords (english): family business; professional manager; supervising; professionalization of management
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:259268
• Study programme: Title: Business economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar ekonomije/sveučilišna magistra ekonomije (sveučilišni magistar ekonomije/sveučilišna magistra ekonomije)
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