The Secrets of German Family Businesses

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A unique insight into the secrets of success of German family businesses and the role they play on the global stage

At a time of global uncertainty, geopolitical tension and economic upheaval, this book highlights one of Germany’s greatest strengths: its family businesses. As the country’s largest employers, taxpayers and drivers of economic growth, they form the backbone of the German economy.

Yet their importance extends far beyond national borders. All over the world, German family businesses are synonymous with lasting quality, technical excellence and entrepreneurial reliability – especially in an era when stability has become crucial to success.

Leading scholars and practitioners analyse the success strategies of family businesses at both owner and company level, highlighting the intelligent interplay between tradition and innovation, outlook and origins, lasting values and change.

The book also features 50 portraits of German family firms that shed light on the fascinating secrets behind the success of these tradition-steeped brand manufacturers, ‘hidden champions’ and global market leaders. These stories offer a unique insight into the DNA of the companies concerned, showing how entrepreneurial vision and family values go hand in hand, underpinning their pivotal role in economic resilience, stability and future viability worldwide.
Essential reading for business leaders, academics, and policymakers seeking to understand the global impact and enduring success of German family enterprises.
Offers a rare, in-depth look at over 50 German family businesses–from hidden champions to global market leaders–revealing the strategic foundations of their resilience and innovation.
Curated by leading experts from academia and industry, the book delivers authoritative insights grounded in real-world experience and rigorous research.

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Uwe Rittmann
Professionally, Uwe Rittmann has one great passion: family businesses and entrepreneurial families. As Head of the Family Business and SMEs at PwC Germany, he has a broad and in-depth overview of the German family-business landscape. After many years with a medium-sized auditing and consultancy firm, he joined PwC as a partner in 2011. For more than 30 years he has successfully advised both international, publicly listed family firms and privately owned mid-sized companies, and he has served for many years on the advisory boards of several family businesses.

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»In Zeiten globaler Unsicherheit, geopolitischer Spannungen und wirtschaftlicher Umbrüche rückt "The Secrets of German Family Business" eine besondere Stärke Deutschlands in den Fokus: die Familienunternehmen.«
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