Partner disputes in SMEs

In the article where I talk about the duration of firms and the possible causes that shorten it, I did not mention one that is unsuspectedly close to the firm, which therefore does not have external causes, such as a change in the market (demand). This is a cause that law firms are more familiar with, but one that you don’t have much statistical track of, unless you resign yourself to the fact that you can’t have structured data about it (tables) and start digging into unstructured data (language), more specifically in news cases.

Of disputes between members, resulting in legal battles, and decision stalemates, one can read about hundreds of them. The most recent and notorious has to do with Fedez and Luis Sal. These increase the risk of bankruptcy, which in the best cases end in the dissolution of the company or the exit of some partners.

Choose your partners “well.” It’s not enough, as some people say, to choose based on “would you have dinner with them? Outside of work, what activity would you do with them?” Looking at just the previous case cited, these were former friends. However, I have not found (or does there exist?) data to say that non-friends have more disputes than friends who become partners.

 

What can Enterprise Statistics do about this? That “well” actually seems odd and an evergreen as unspecific as it is unnecessary, counter to the other content. In addition to pointing out to members that they may have cognitive biases or prejudices, I anticipate that law firms give 3 possible solutions to decision stalemates. Only one of these, however, could STATiCalmo fit into: the solution of the independent third party , the party, one presumes, most unbiased because it is guided by scientific rigor.

So if you, the shareholder, would like statistical advice because you feel aware of the value of the data but someone is resisting it, I can at best recommend a law firm and then, perhaps, be able to become an independent third party. If, on the other hand, your partner or majority shareholder agrees, we can get to know each other in a call of about 30 minutesto see if in addition to consulting we end up sharing a dinner. I will be pleased to participate in the journey of increasing the longevity of your company.

 

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