Download or read book Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition written by Peter Piven and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of architecture and design firms employ fewer than ten people. As with any small business, the owner/principal of these firms must make plans for all of the eventual transitions that will impact the practice and any or all of the people therein. This book in the Professional Practice Essentials Series offers comprehensive advice on the subject, specifically tailored to the practicing design professional. Here, a noted consultant who specializes in architecture firm management addresses a host of vital transition issues, including growth, expansion, management changes, internal transitions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, retirements, and much, much more.