An Investigation Into Factors That Influence Leadership Succession In Family Owned Businesses In Kenya: A Case Of Family Owned Small And Micro Enterprises In Nairobi Central Business District

This study was to determine factors that influence leadership succession in family owned businesses in Kenya. The overall research problem that was addressed in this study was that despite family owned businesses forming a large part of the economies around the globe, such businesses fail during transitions from one generation to another. Although there are many possible explanations that suggest why such firms are unable to perpetuate themselves into future generations, leadership succession remains an area of interest to owner's, successors and researchers. In addition, despite growth of the…