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From Solo to Team: Helping Siblings Maintain Your Valuable Outside Relationships

Defining Social Capital Social capital is the set of resources, information, favors and supports (current Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Luis Cisneros , Bérangère Deschamps and Sebastien Geindre

Encouraging Family Business Members to Go the Extra Mile

Family firms typically emphasize one of two management approaches: stewardship, which stresses participation, adaptability and family harmony; and agency, which emphasizes discipline, management and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Franz Kellermanns and Roland Kidwell

Which Kinds of Workers Leave Family Firms?

Working in a family firm can be either satisfying or stifling for someone who’s not a relative. Interpersonal relationships can be stronger than they would be in non-family firms, and the work Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Franz Kellermanns , Nicole Gottschalck and Christina Guenther

How Women Can Make it in the Ultimate Man's World

These women already face more hurdles than men do in obtaining financing, navigating bureaucracies and Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Sumaya Hashim , Lucia Naldi and Magdalena Markowska

Cautionary Advice About Small-Business Credit Cards

Brex, for instance, requires a $50,000 bank balance to qualify, according to the personal finance site Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon

To Survive a Crisis, Re-Think Your Family’s Ties

and relationships among family members become an important source of strength, information, and resources Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Elias Hadjielias , Louise Scholes and Mat Hughes

Why Don't You Educate Your Owners?

Everyone agrees that having owners who understand finance and strategy, know how to communicate, and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Claudia Binz Astrachan and Ruth Orenstrat

Developing Competent Owners and Stewards for a Lasting Family Business

 Yet only few families dedicate enough resources to ensure that their family members become capable Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Sinking ship? How one family firm sailed through several crises

They deliberately accumulated spare resources during untroubled periods to deploy when needed later. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Mat Hughes

Listen to the Experts: How Family Firms are Surviving the Pandemic

The stories and myths behind the business can serve as a competitive strategic resource in times of crisis Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston