Product Diversification in a Survival Family Firm: The Case of Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta (1946–1996)

Authors

  • Ivan Paris Università degli Studi di Brescia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rhi.v25i65.21234

Keywords:

Italy, 20th century, family business, survival company, arms industry, diversification process

Abstract

Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta (FAPB) is a typical family businesses. Product diversification is one of the most difficult ways to expand an enterprise, and there are only a few studies for survival family firms. The objective of this paper is twofold: to understand if and how the context and the peculiar characteristics of FAPB (above all longevity), with equal family ownership and control conditions, have influenced decisions regarding diversification and, as a result, competitiveness, performance and growth of the company. The aim is to identify the competences needed in a small/medium survival family firm in order to undertake successful diversification strategies without excessive risk.

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Paris, Ivan. 2016. “Product Diversification in a Survival Family Firm: The Case of Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta (1946–1996)”. Revista De Historia Industrial — Industrial History Review 25 (65):151-80. https://doi.org/10.1344/rhi.v25i65.21234.

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 65 (2016)

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