Mittelstandoff - The surprising role of family feuds in German business | Business
Mittelstandoff All families argue. Some of the most explosive rows happen inside Germany’s powerhouse companies G ERMAN FIRMS have, like their country itself, a reputation for being staid. Look closer, though, and many brim with intrigue. Albert Darboven, a coffee tycoon, pushed his own son Arthur out of JJ Darboven and tried to adopt a friend as his heir and successor. The five children from the first marriage of Rudolf-August Oetker, grandson of the eponymous founder of a pudding dynasty, and the three offspring from his third have been at each other’s throats for years. The feud among ...
Source: economist.com