Profile
Member Since 2018
Family Business Editor
Torsten Pieper
Associate Professor of Management / Belk college of Business / University of North Carolina at Charlotte
AUTHORED RESOURCES
Developing responsible owners in family business
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The next generation of owners is crucial to the family firm's survival. The process of getting them ready and instilling the right attitudes should start early. Read More...
How Values-Based Communication Can Promote Racial Justice and Equality
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Messages that proclaim solidarity can backfire if they are perceived as opportunism rather than a genuine commitment to the cause. Is your company walking the talk? Read More...
How 1,100 Family Firms Grappled with Covid-19
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Some are rallying the team, communicating better and discovering strength and resilience. For others, the crisis has made their weaknesses and conflicts worse. Read More...
'Let’s Not Go There...' Taboos in Family Business
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Many families dare not discuss certain topics because they want to preserve the illusion of harmony and unity. But these taboo topics are bound to erupt sooner or later. Read More...
Growing Pains: Helping a Family Office to Evolve
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The Single Family Office should be a strategic partner that ensures future stability, but this family saw them as a piggybank. Read More...
Do You Treat In-Laws Like the Family Business Outlaws ?
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Families differ in their willingness to integrate outsiders into their family circle, but be careful: these actions influence the included or excluded individuals in different ways. Read More...