Applied and Practice
An Applied and Practice article provides actionable ideas about how to start, manage, grow or fund a new venture. It should be written to appeal to entrepreneurs, managers, students, policymakers and other players. Its emphasis should be providing skills, insights and knowledge to help readers achieve success.
Length: <3,000 words
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Entrepreneurs are often expected to present the current financial status of their enterprise to investors, bankers and employees. In board meetings, the entrepreneur needs to explain their Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Phil Greenwood
EDITOR'S NOTE: This popular EIX article, published during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, includes timely advice for emerging from any crisis. Although difficult to see at the moment, the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
Succession planning has been a heavily researched topic and buzzword for many years now. However, its lesser-known counterpart -- legacy planning – is becoming a part of many families' personal Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Aquesha Daniels, J.D.
A board’s oversight and guidance, based on the expertise, experience and personal qualities of its members, has always helped drive business success and survival. But now, as the COVID-19 Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Joseph Astrachan , Andrew Keyt , Hermut Kormann and Claudia Binz Astrachan
Measures to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as limiting public gatherings and forcing the extended closure of non-essential businesses, have created one of the direst threats Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
Walt Disney nailed it when he said that good customer relations begin with good employee relations. Fred Smith, the courageous entrepreneur and founder of FedEx, felt that way too, and his company Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing employees around the world to work from home. Although remote work has existed for decades, it's not ideal for everybody. Many employees who are accustomed to Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Jay Mulki
Climate change, income inequality, injustice and other vexing social and environmental challenges are changing our thinking and the way businesses operate. As social media helps good and bad news Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Ozlem Ogutveren Gonul and Zuhal Senyuva
The number of businesses run by women continues to grow – by 59% between 1997 and 2013 – and women now run between a quarter and a third of all private businesses worldwide. Yet their businesses Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Jamie Ladge and Keimei Sugiyama
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with the Journal of Family Business Strategy, a leading journal in the field of family business, as part of our mission to bring Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Ines Herrero and Mat Hughes