Rodina v podnikání: Integrace nové generace a otázka nástupnictví ve vybraném podniku

This thesis examines the process of integrating the founder's son into the family business and analyzes how his leadership role is formed at this stage in the context of future succession. The research is based on a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with the founder, successor, family members outside the business, and employees. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show that integration takes place mainly informally, intuitively, and evolutionarily, primarily through daily cooperation with the founder and the gradual assumption of responsibility, which corresponds to the nature of first-generation Czech family businesses. Despite the predominantly informal and intuitive nature of the integration, the successor was able to naturally develop key competencies and gradually build legitimacy in the eyes of employees, which was also helped by his previous external work experience and education. The findings also show that the family environment outside the company itself plays an important role, influencing the personal and relational aspects of integration. At the same time, it appears that the issue of future succession remains rather implicit in the company, mainly due to the founder's strong identification with the business and the sensitivity of the whole topic. The work contributes to the understanding of the early stages of succession, which are still insufficiently described in the current literature, and offers ideas for further research into integration processes in family businesses.