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.


Resilience-Seeking: How Leaders Can Expect the Unexpected

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

Are Your Family and Business Thriving Together - Or Undermining Each Other?

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

Digitizing Knowledge, Democratizing Innovation

Startups in remote locations can now leverage digitized knowledge to compete on more equal footing with companies in established innovation hubs. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...

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Authors: Jung H. Kwon , Shu Deng and Haemin Dennis Park

CEOs Who've Been Mentored Achieve Better Financial Results

Family firms where the departing CEO has mentored the successor enjoyed stronger return on assets. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a Read More...

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Authors: Fabio Quarato , Maria J. Sanchez-Bueno , Domenico Cambrea , Fernando Muñoz-Bullon and Mario Daniele Amore

Social Entrepreneurs Benefit From Better Business Fluency

The greatest value incubators can offer social entrepreneurs is training in the language, norms, and rules of business. A new generation of entrepreneurial incubators and accelerators focused Read More...

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Authors: Shinwon Noh , David Deeds , Michelle Augustyn and Imran Chowdhury

Merging With Another Family Firm is Safer and Smarter

Family business mergers enjoy greater harmony and better financial performance than mergers involving non-family firms. Mergers and acquisitions represent one of the most significant strategic Read More...

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Authors: Francesco Chirico , Robert E Hoskisson , Seemantini Pathak and Massimo Baù

Your Dark Side Can Motivate You to Start a Business

Traits like Machiavellianism and psychopathy can influence a person to start a venture, above and beyond more benign factors like being extroverted or agreeable. Which personality traits make people Read More...

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Authors: Benjamin McLarty , Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy and Jeffrey Muldoon

Nonfamily CEOs Are Most Vulnerable in the Middle Stage of Their Tenure

Family businesses tend to give all CEOs time to prove themselves, but are tougher on outsiders who don’t deliver results after a few years. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership Read More...

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Authors: Wei Shen , Cecilia Gu and Lin-Hua Lu

Can a Female CEO Lead to More Diversity at the Top?

At family firms, decisions are often shaped by traditions, preferences, or informal dynamics that are not easy to override, even for the CEO. Research has shown that gender-diverse leadership can Read More...

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Authors: Paola Rovelli and Marco Mismetti

Your CEO Affects How Outsiders Perceive Your Brand

Family or non-family leader? Your choice depends on the age of the firm, and can ultimately shape how the media and outside stakeholders see you. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...

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Authors: Carlotta Benedetti , Paola Rovelli , Andrea Fronzetti Colladon , Alfredo De Massis and Kurt Matzler