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Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

An issue often raised in family business studies is that only about a third of family businesses make Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

Many people make the mistake of thinking that family businesses are simple businesses. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

How to Bridge Generations in a Family Business

Family-owned businesses employ 60% of the U.S. workforce. Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Jessica Thiefels

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in a Family Business

Despite decades of striving and some progress, women still face a glass ceiling in many tradition-bound family Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

What All Family Businesses Can Learn From the Merck Family

The German Merck family has succeeded where many business families have failed: Keeping a group of 319 Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Claudia Binz Astrachan and Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp

One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits

For business or emotional reasons, sometimes one family ends up with more than one business under its Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Assessments Can Help Develop Family Business Leaders

They can be helpful as enterprise leaders consider a family member for promotion within the business, Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Doug Gray, PhD

5 Benefits of Having a Multigenerational Family Business

Here are five ways a family business can benefit by including veteran and rookie family members alike Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Jessica Thiefels