同 族 経 営(どうぞくけいえい)

どうぞくけいえい

noun

family management; family-run business

1. family management; family-run business

A form of corporate management in which the founding family or their relatives hold controlling positions and ownership. Common in both small businesses and large corporations in Japan.

この会社(かいしゃ)は同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)だ。

This company is family-run.

同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)には良(よ)い面(めん)も悪(わる)い面(めん)もある。

Family management has both good and bad aspects.

日本(にほん)の老舗(しにせ)には同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)を続(つづ)けている企業(きぎょう)が多(おお)い。

Among Japan's long-established businesses, many continue as family-run enterprises.

A compound of 同族(どうぞく) (same clan/family) and 経営(けいえい) (management, business operation). Refers to businesses where the founding family retains control through ownership and key management positions.

Common collocations

同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)の会社(かいしゃ): family-run company
同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)を続(つづ)ける: to continue family management
同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)の問題点(もんだいてん): problems of family management
同族経営(どうぞくけいえい)から脱却(だっきゃく)する: to break away from family management

Cultural note

Many of Japan's largest corporations, including Toyota, Suntory, and numerous 老舗(しにせ) (long-established businesses), are or were 同族経営(どうぞくけいえい). Japanese business culture has a strong tradition of family succession, though modern corporate governance reforms have pushed for more professional management.

Related words

同族企業(どうぞくきぎょう): family-owned company — similar term focusing on ownership
家族経営(かぞくけいえい): family-run — more for small businesses
世襲(せしゅう): hereditary succession
老舗(しにせ): long-established business

Related Words

Related: 同族企業(どうぞくきぎょう) (family-owned company)

Related: 世襲(せしゅう) (hereditary succession)

Related: 老舗(しにせ) (long-established business)

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Added 2026.4.8 16:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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