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What If a Hedge Fund Invests in my Family Business?

Publicly traded family firms may attract all sorts of investors from outside the family. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Matthias G. Leute , Yannick Bammens , Martin Carree and Jolien Huybrechts

Confidentiality Agreements Promote Candor in Family Business Classes

For students from family businesses to fully benefit from participating in a family business class, it Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Devina Raithatha

Why Do We Treat Strangers Better Than Family Members?

A big relationship problem can affect not only family businesses, but also our personal lives: We often Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Women Show Their Strengths When Family Businesses are in Trouble 

Since all of us have studied family businesses and are members of business families ourselves, we wanted Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Allan Discua Cruz , Eleanor Hamilton , Giovanna Campopiano and Sarah Jack

Family Emotions Can Drive Business Decisions

Why Family Emotions Matter Between 75% and 95% of firms in the world are family run, and family firms Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Rania Labaki and Fabian Bernhard

Developing responsible owners in family business

In a family context, differentiation is needed to achieve adult relationships as siblings that never Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Torsten Pieper and Joseph Astrachan

The stimulus package and family businesses

  Here are some highlights of the plan that startups, small businesses and family businesses should Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: David Deeds

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

In contrast, poor parent-child relationships are likely to intensify in the family business, making for Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Let's Get Professional: Family Firms Need HRM Practices

Both family and non-family members, and other organizational stakeholders, may view this arbitrary approach Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Roland Kidwell