Profile

Member since 2016

Editor, Family Business Editor

Whitney Peake

Vitale Professor of Entrepreneurship and Chair - Management Dept. / Management / Western Kentucky University

Bio: https://www.wku.edu/business/staff/whitney_peake

Twitter: @peake_w

Interest: Entrepreneurship, Management, Ethics, Leadership, Family Business

Authored Resources

To Engage Business Students, Roll Out 'the Barrels'

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A variation of the childhood "choose your own adventure books" improves understanding of succession planning, governance and ethics.

Choosing a Board of Directors for a Family Business

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It's important that current or future members of a family business understand best practices for assembling a Board of Directors (BOD). That's why we explore this in depth as part of a basic family

Doing Good Can Be Good Business

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Family businesses, deeply embedded in the community, have had the chance to build good will during the pandemic. Here are five steps to make sure customers don't forget.

Editor's Picks

Staying Strong During a Crisis

Journal of Accountancy, April 30, 2020

In this podcast, Jonathan Flack, CPA, the U.S. family business services leader at PwC, talks about how family businesses are weathering the pandemic's economic crisis, and the unique strengths that are helping them survive. He also shares advice for family business leaders about communicating with staff and stakeholders. https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/podcast/how-family-businesses-can-stay-resilient-during-coronavirus.html