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How Family Business Leaders Can Encourage Both Devotion and Performance

Family businesses have unique strengths and unique problems because they blend two identities -- "family" and "business" -- whose priorities are often at odds. While the family identity nurtures Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Roland Kidwell and Kathryn Kloepfer

The 'Fredo Factor:' How Deadbeats and Troublemakers Hurt Family Businesses

The Corleones of "Godfather" fame are an extreme example of a “family business.” But like many family businesses, they have a family member who is a serious hindrance to their business, is less Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

The Family Way: How Entrepreneurial Values Help Businesses Thrive Over Generations

Family firms enjoy a competitive advantage when they organize around a set of strong values. A study of large family businesses such as Cargill, IKEA, Tyson Foods, and Bechtel (Miller and Le Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Ritch Sorenson