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Research-Based Advice for Family Businesses: Our 10 Best-Read Articles

Even as more women step into leadership roles at family firms, long-held attitudes and practices may Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Mat Hughes

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

, stick to family traditions that are outdated, and prefer family over non-family candidates in leadership Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Peter Jaskiewicz , Josh Hsueh , Elizabeth Tetzlaff and Giovanna Campopiano

Family Business Succession, Innovation, and Compensation: What You Need to Know

This is where the right leadership and management can make a difference. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

Women Show Their Strengths When Family Businesses are in Trouble 

of family businesses, we decided to examine situations in which women held visible executive or leadership Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

A False Sense of Urgency Helps Neither Family Nor Business

this, we tend to procrastinate difficult tasks such as addressing a long-standing family conflict, leadership Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Authors: Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan

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 umbrella. An entrepreneurial, ambitious family member may want to launch a new venture, or a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Family Offices: The Sober Guardians of Family Wealth

Family businesses, and the wealth they create, are run by human beings, who can be impulsive. When the wealth is substantial, often an impartial third party is the best choice to manage this wealth Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

New Ways Business Owners Can Use Boards

  While boards of directors are common at large firms and nonprofits, family businesses don't always see their value or understand how to use them well.  However, according to consultant Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

Many people make the mistake of thinking that family businesses are simple businesses. Nothing could be further from the truth. The coexistence of two systems with differing ways of thinking—the Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Self-Interest Can Skew Budgets at Family Businesses

reason to cheer, and missing budgets as a reason to weep or to take corrective action like changing leadership Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Joseph Astrachan