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Succession, Money, and Relationships Were Top-10 Topics in 2023

  For authors, we provide a fast peer review cycle and growing global readership that provides thought Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston

Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

the founder’s charismatic identity, and the decoupling of this identity from the organization as it grows Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

In cases of divorce, children often grow up in two very different environments, each with different sets Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

Our observations showed that kids growing up in these far-off families might still perceive the succession Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

Divorce Can Hollow out a Family Business — But it Doesn’t Have to

before his own parents divorced, he was involved in leading their business — which was healthy and growing Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jonas Ruzek

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Growing the family business: Special challenges and best practices. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Developing Your Business Family Strategy: Where to Start and What to Consider

This is interesting given that as families grow, it can be more difficult to have a shared and united Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Isabel C Botero , Arist von Schlippe and Torsten Groth

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

The bottom line, we worked hard to not let issues fester and grow and were very conscious of not creating Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

Does the Family Matter? Improving Executive Compensation Practices in Family Firms

  Conclusion As the family firm grows and passes from the involvement of just one generation to Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roland Kidwell , Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero