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Why are some ventures more successful than others? In entrepreneurship research, scholars have explored the role of many different factors, including personal characteristics such as emotional and Read More...
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Authors: Regan Stevenson and Jared Allen
Saoirse was intrigued with her launch customer’s request. They criticized some components of her firm’s product for 45 minutes – then asked if the same components could be made out of a Read More...
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Authors: Raja Singaram and Gabi Kaffka
With family-owned businesses accounting for a whopping share of the economy, the nature of family members’ individual career development in that sector is important and interesting. How indeed do Read More...
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Authors: Leona Achtenhagen , Kajsa Haag , Kajsa Hultén and Jen Lundgren
Climate change has made preserving the environment a critical issue for citizens, governments, and corporations. This is especially true at family businesses, where the family’s desire to Read More...
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Authors: Jonathan Bauweraerts , Unai Arzubiaga and Vanessa Diaz Moriana
Conventional wisdom tells us that having a long-term strategic focus on customer value creation and future market demands is a powerful source of building a sustainable competitive advantage in Read More...
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Authors: Johan Bruneel , Stephan Weemaes and Ann Gaeremynck
As global crises are becoming increasingly frequent and unpredictable, family ties and family relationships—or what are collectively called “family social capital”—become critical for the Read More...
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Authors: Elias Hadjielias , Louise Scholes and Mat Hughes
Many entrepreneurs speak derisively about the act of sleeping, uttering phrases like, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!” or “Sleep is for weaklings.” These statements imply that working on the Read More...
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Authors: Barbara Silva and Jeff Gish
New ventures needing investment often turn to crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter, StartEngine, and Indiegogo to reach funders and generate exposure to angel investors, venture capitalists, Read More...
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Authors: Thomas Allison , Benjamin Warnick , Blakley Davis and Melissa Cardon
Around the world, women have risen to the upper echelons of family businesses. But among women who are wives of the family business leader, even those involved in the business themselves, attitudes Read More...
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Authors: Barbara Cosson and Michael Gilding
The salaries of top executives can be a hot topic and a source of family business conflict and stress – at family businesses and non-family firms. How can family business leaders decide what’s Read More...
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Authors: Roland Kidwell , Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero