Profile
Member Since 2018
Public Member, Family Business Editor
Franz Kellermanns
Reese Chair & Professor / Belk College of Business / University of North Carolina – Charlotte and WHU - Germany
AUTHORED RESOURCES
Learn to Defend Your Family Firm
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This classroom exercise helps future family firm members learn to anticipate outside threats to their business and defend it. Read More...
Encouraging Family Business Members to Go the Extra Mile
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Tight control or adaptability and collaboration? A hybrid of both approaches motivates best. Read More...
Which Kinds of Workers Leave Family Firms?
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Ambitious non-family employees who want more responsibility and opportunities can feel hampered by the family hierarchy and a perceived preference given to relatives. Read More...
Why Women CEOs Offer Family Businesses an Entrepreneurial Advantage
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Family firms, unlike non-family firms, value a learning-based path to entrepreneurship, which plays to women’s strengths. Read More...
Why Some Job Seekers Avoid Family Firms
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Family firm branding can make a company appear authentic, but it's also important to convey innovativeness, prestige, and a fair shot at getting ahead. Read More...
The 11 Digital Warning Signs of Conflict Escalation in Business Families
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Digital communication speeds up family business decisions—but it also accelerates conflict. Based on 100+ pages of real emails and texts, here are 11 signs that an all-out brawl is coming. Read More...