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Dee Doks' family business conflicts: culture or nurture?

In: Case Studies in Family Business

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  • Folashade O. Akinyemi

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Dee Doks is a third-generation supplier of groceries and household items in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He has expanded a family business he inherited in the 1980s from the hawking of snacks and provisions on a tray, to a large building, warehouse, and three branches, each operated by one of his wives. Even when the notion that polygamy was the breeding ground for unending conflicts and the major reason behind the fall of many family business empires in Nigeria, Dee Doks has used his iconic skills to reduce and resolve conflicts with his wives and his workers. He also carved a niche in a business primarily dominated by women. This case focuses on the fact that human behavior is principally formed and guided by certain norms and culture. And by extension, the degree or extent of deviations, misgivings, and dysfunctions are dependent on the family background, religious tenets, mindset, and experiences.

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  • Folashade O. Akinyemi, 2024. "Dee Doks' family business conflicts: culture or nurture?," Chapters, in: Roland E. Kidwell (ed.), Case Studies in Family Business, chapter 6, pages 73-85, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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