Research Insight
This type of article provides practical advice and takeaways based on previously published research articles in other journals. It is written in a journalistic, accessible style that is easily understood by non-academic audiences.
Family business succession involves transferring ownership as well as management. Family circumstances and past events lead to three types of ownership transfers. Family is what separates family Read More...
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Authors: Susan Lanz , Gary Burke , Kajsa Haag and Omid Omidvar
Mentoring plays a huge role in shaping how the next generation views the role of family business leader, a study in China shows. “What’s important is not your experiences, but your feelings about Read More...
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Authors: Ganlin Mia Li , Bingbing Ge and Junsheng Dou
What sounds delusional from one company might sound visionary from another. A study of AI startups showed that context is everything. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with the Read More...
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Authors: Judy Rady , David Townsend , Richard Hunt and Joseph Simpson
Growth can bring unwanted side effects: leadership overload, employee burnout, more complicated systems and processes, and a change to the familiar culture. Growth is one of the holy grails of Read More...
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Authors: James Bort , Wei Yu and Johan Wiklund
When parents openly display fear of failing, it can unintentionally portray entrepreneurship as unsafe, undesirable, or even shameful. This doesn't help their successors or the business. Why do so Read More...
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Authors: Seyyede Sharare Bagherian , Sonia M. Strano , Sohrab Soleimanof , Jon Carr and S. Alireza Feyzbaksh
The best processes and systems come not from outside advisers and experts, but from how families actually live, relate to one another, and make decisions. Family businesses are more than economic Read More...
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Authors: Luciana Lucena de Lima and María José Parada
While professional non-family leadership may bring some advantages, the stability brought by family leaders may encourage employees to innovate without fear of failure. Much research has focused on Read More...
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Authors: Mario Daniele Amore , Morten Bennedsen , Bordin Bordeerath and Nicolai Foss
Low trust, resistance to change, and intergenerational communication gaps can prevent new strategies and collaboration from taking root. Amid the picturesque artisan shops and robust industrial Read More...
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Authors: Ricardo Romano and Alessandra Bussi Moratti
Resilience-seeking is not primarily about outperforming rivals but about adapting to a broad range of unexpected challenges that fall outside market competition. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was Read More...
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Authors: Russ Browder, MBA, MDiv, Ph.D , Sean Dwyer, MACCT, Ph.D and Hope Koch, CPA, MBA, PhD
Like organisms in nature, the relationship between family and business can be mutually beneficial or detrimental. Here's how to strengthen both spheres. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...
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Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jennifer Jennings