Whatever the Social welfare institutions for the elderly is private or incorporated foundation , They opted for ' family business ' management mode on the basis of the identity and trust to the traditional Chinese family relationship. However, due to the competition environment and organization expansion, there are crisis in this family’s management mode.
The purpose of this paper was to investigate the organizational characteristics of family business and the process for succession in the Senior Citizens' welfare institutions. For the purpose, depth interview method was employed. The researcher selected 19 organizations and interviewed 29 related persons. Major results were as follows. First, ownership and management of the family organizations were combined, and conformed to traditional Chinese family business. Second, the influencing factors the succession include managerial concept, interest, charity and professional skills.
Third, there were three stages of the process for succession as follows (1) pioneering stage: emphasis couple work together. (2) growing stage: emphasis on the planning of the property rights and management rights, and training of the knowledge and skills. (3)maturing stage: emphasis on the guidance , support and delegating authority.
Accounting to the result ,the concept of “ social enterprises” is new possibility to offer managers to solve the status quo problems of management and manages forever.
Finally, we suggest: 1.Develop the advantage of family's management, and avoid the weakness and threat; 2. During the process of splitting up in the organization, pay attention to accountant responsibility and enterprise's ethics, 3. Social Enterprises is an important issue in NPO in order to reach the goal that the organization manages forever.
Chinese’s the Process for Succession from the View of Organizational Characteristics of Family Business: as an Example of Senior Citizens' Welfare Institutions in Pingtung County (Taiwan)
