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Many people assume that when a family business honors its past, it can’t focus on the future. But our research has found that having the right incentives in place encourages employees at family Read More...
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Authors: Elisa Villani , Christian Linder , Alfredo De Massis and Kimberly Eddleston
We’ve seen the remarkable impact of in-laws on famous family businesses, for better or worse. Examples include the infamous Gucci family feud between Maurizio Gucci and his wife Patrizia Reggiani, Read More...
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Authors: Marco Mismetti , Emanuela Rondi and Cristina Bettinelli
Fintech is an increasingly important innovation for businesses across the world. Fintech broadly refers to technologies that enable banking and financial services. As fintech has the power to diffuse Read More...
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Authors: Arzi Adbi and Siddharth Natarajan
Publicly traded family firms may attract all sorts of investors from outside the family. And like other publicly traded firms, they sometimes attract activist hedge funds, whose primary purpose often Read More...
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Authors: Matthias G. Leute , Yannick Bammens , Martin Carree and Jolien Huybrechts
Leonardo Da Vinci once said, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” But in today’s world of international business, things have never been more complex. The combination of intensified Read More...
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Author: Yoel Asseraf
Newer, smaller businesses, often led by entrepreneurs, are usually comfortable operating in dynamic, ever-changing, and even unpredictable environments. They are quicker than larger firms to innovate Read More...
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Author: John Parnell
All businesses confront their own talent management challenges at some point. Small businesses and startups, typically consisting of the founder/owner and perhaps one or two key employees, struggle Read More...
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Author: Doug Farren
Should families talk about their business during mealtime? On the one hand, some argue that mealtime should be about the family, with time being devoted to building family bonds and personal Read More...
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Author: Kimberly Eddleston
The family often has a strong influence on whether or not someone becomes an entrepreneur. Because they shape values, education, and experiences, families are often referred to as the "oxygen that Read More...
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Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Entrepreneurs often use social media platforms like Twitter or Instagram as a low-cost way to connect with their ventures' stakeholders. Superstar entrepreneurs often use it to wield their clout, Read More...
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Authors: Benedikt Seigner , Hana Milanov , Erik Lundmark and Dean Shepherd