The main purpose of the study is analyzing the strategies of succession
planning that has been done by Sampurna Photo Studio as one of the family-owned
business and also the obstacles in the succession planning in the Sampurna Pgoto
Studio.
The research method used in this research is qualitative research by in-depth
individual interview.
The finding of the research state that succession planning is very important in
the family business, so there will be no conflict between the successors. The owner of
Sampurna photo studio has already made some steps of strategy to do the succession
planning to make this family business survive even though not in the written form.
The strategies consist of some steps, which are owner- managed business, training
and development of new generation (initiation phase), partnership between
generations (selection and education phase), and finally transfer of power to the next
generation. The obstacles in this process are different opinions among the family
members, fear of change from the employees, jealousy / rivalry toward successor, and
clients or suppliers depend on the founder and clients or suppliers do not trust or have
confidence in the potential successor.