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How Families Can Run Their Businesses With Both Head and Heart

discussion, Mat and Adam cover: The importance of corporate ownership and professional management practices Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

'Succession' Hits Close to Home at Family Firms

Louis and leads the family business advisory practice at St. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

10 Things That Help Family Businesses Preserve Their Legacy

  Stories and Traditions -- Narratives about ancestors, customs, or rituals that offer insights Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: R. Adam Smith

Falling from Grace: How Scandals Affect Family Businesses

a very sensitive topic that is rarely talked about in academia and consulting, and provides some practical Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Carlotta Benedetti , Cristina Bettinelli and Alfredo De Massis

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37(5), 1177-1202. Holst, E., & Busch, A. (2010). Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

A good deal of evidence shows that these practices undermine family firms’ formal governance, growth, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Peter Jaskiewicz , Josh Hsueh , Elizabeth Tetzlaff and Giovanna Campopiano

How the Right Mix of Employee Incentives Fosters Innovation

Policymakers should be wary of forcing specific human resource practices on family firms if they want Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Elisa Villani , Christian Linder , Alfredo De Massis and Kimberly Eddleston

How Family Dynamics Shape Family Businesses

hand, for sons, when in their 20’s and early thirties, they are typically inclined to learn and practice Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan

Why Don't You Educate Your Owners?

Figure 1: Dimensions of ownership competence Ownership Competence Development in Practice The findings Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Claudia Binz Astrachan and Ruth Orenstrat

How Three Women Upheld Family Values and Thrived Despite Adversity

endured, and show how developing and passing on family values helped them improve their business practices Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Authors: Boyka Simeonova and Mat Hughes