2.In which business sector does the family business operate? Select one from the list: *

3.How many people work in the family business? *

4.What is the proportion in percentage of ownership held by family and non-family members?

5.What generation leads the family business today? *

6.How many generations work in the family business today? *

7.What is the extent/percentage of exports in your family business? *

8.To what degree do you provide services (subcontracting) to other businesses? *

9.To what degree do you subcontract parts of your business to other service providers (Outsourcing)? *

10.To what degree do you participate in clusters, nationally? *

11.To what degree do you participate in clusters, abroad? *

12.How do you see the future of your family business? *

13.Do you prepare/draw up a plan in a written form, when you plan the strategic activities of your company? *

14.To what degree do you communicate with other family members when creating/updating strategic issues? *

15.To what degree do you communicate with administrative personal when creating/updating strategic issues? *

16.To what degree do you communicate with other employees when creating/updating strategic issues? *

17.In case of disagreement, regarding the formation of strategic issues, who takes the final decision; Please, tick: *

18.How are roles and responsibilities allocated? *

19.To what degree are there overlapping issues regarding responsibilities? *

20.To what degree do you manage your cash-flow by predefined rules? *

21.Who manages the daily operation? *

22.Does there exist a family counsel in your family business? *

23.If yes, how formally does the family council make decisions?

24.To what degree do you use professional managers/external consultants in the decision making process? *

25.To what degree can business decisions be influenced by family members who do not work in the business? *

26.Family members who work in the family business may perceive differently the way that decisions are taken. To what degree can “the way that decisions are taken” create potential conflicts? *

27.Family members who work in the family business can be paid by equal or different wage level. To what degree can “the wage level of family members working for the business” create potential conflicts? *

28.To what degree can “the employment of relatives’ in law” create potential conflicts? *

29.The different generations usually have different experiences and different ways to perceive things. To what degree can “the generation gap” create potential conflicts? *

30.To what degree can “the gender of family members working for the business” create potential conflicts? *

31.Family members who work in the family business may have different levels of education. To what degree can “the level of education of family members working for the business” create potential conflicts? *

32.Family members who work in the family business may have a different perception of the family business’s development. To what degree can “the different viewpoints of family members working for the family business” create potential conflicts? *

33.Other reason could create potential conflicts? (Please specify):

34.To what degree do you use predefined mechanisms in order to help the solving of conflict problems? *

35.What were the motives for the creation of your family business? Please describe in a few words the most important of your motivations: *

36.How favorable was the business/work climate in the period the family business was created? *

38.To what degree have you received support from state organizations supporting family businesses? *

39.To what degree do you use IT systems in the family business? *

40.Your personal knowledge of IT systems is due to: *

41.To what degree do you use marketing tools in the family business? *

42.Your personal knowledge of marketing tools is due to: *

43.What are your plans for the future of your family business? *