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Member since 2018

Family Business Editor

Alfredo De Massis

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Business / Center for Family Business / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Bio: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/economics-management/academic-staff/person/37012-alfredo-de-massi

Twitter: @AlfredoDeMassis

Authored Resources

Case Studies, Movies, TV Shows and Other Family Business Resources

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Technology is changing how students learn, and we need to look beyond the textbook. Start here.

Category: Education and Teaching

How Family Firms Can Innovate With Less

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Small- to medium-sized firms with few resources have been successful by doing these six things.

Category: Commentary

Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Family Firms: An Assessment Tool

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Family businesses are nimble enough to innovate, but often hesitate. This assessment tool can help.

Category: Applied and Practice

A Shock to the System: How Family Businesses Can Survive Covid-19

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Family firms account for an estimated two-thirds of the overall businesses worldwide. An assessment tool helps them judge how vulnerable they are.

Category: Applied and Practice

The Potential Downside of Having Non-Family Board Members

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Having outsiders on the board could make CEOs more reticent to share critical information about finances, marketing position, strategy and efficiency.

Category: Commentary

Winemakers Provide Lessons on Resilience

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For venerable winemakers who’ve survived for generations, resilience is very subjective, and perception shapes how they pursue it.

Category: Research Insight

Five Things Family Businesses are Reckoning With Now

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This video, also available as a podcast, explores how family businesses are balancing cherished traditions and social capital against the mandate to control costs at a time of economic peril.

Category: Commentary

A Family Firm Can Be Both an Innovator and a Great Place to Work

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Both relatives and non-relatives should feel happy, secure and “part of the family” without getting so complacent that they don’t challenge the status quo.

Category: Research Insight

Using Family History for Competitive Advantage

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The family history of the acclaimed Manchester-based restaurant Sweet Mandarin, recounted in the owner's book, builds strong ties with customers and other stakeholders.

Category: Research Insight

What Olivetti Style Teaches Us About Lasting Aesthetic Legacy

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Legacies of great family businesses involve our senses of touch, sight, sound, taste and smell -- all embedded in our experiences with their most iconic artifacts.

Category: Commentary

Women Can Help Family Firms Innovate – but Socioemotional Factors Matter

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Even as more women step into leadership roles at family firms, long-held attitudes and practices may prevent the business from realizing all the benefits they can bring.

Category: Research Insight