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Managing Emotional Minefields Within Family Businesses

Being part of a family business often requires that family members manage their emotions appropriately Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Dr. Ayoosha Saleem , Francesco Barbera , Simon de Jong and Arvid Hoffmann

How Family Businesses Survive Unexpected ‘Wild Cards’

In order to survive such long periods, family firms need to successfully manage operational performance Read More...

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Authors: Wojciech Czakon , Monika Hajdas and Joanna Radomska

'Big Family:' Relatives Outside the Family Business Can Help It Thrive

But family owners, family managers, and family advisors often overlook another group of family members Read More...

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Author: Mat Hughes

How Family Firms Can Ensure Being Sustainable Pays Off

One of the greatest challenges today for any firm is to operate a sustainable business model. Read More...

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Authors: Adrian Stutz , Sabrina Schell and Andreas Hack

Winemakers Provide Lessons on Resilience

family-run winemaking companies that have survived at least half a century, as they have been owned and managed Read More...

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Authors: Alfredo De Massis , Elisa Conz and Peter Lamb

Millennials Can Help Family Firms Expand, If Led by Their Peers

As they begin moving into the management ranks of their family firms, they can be more fearless in helping Read More...

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Authors: Alessandro Cirillo , Barbara Maggi , Salvatore Sciascia , Valentina Lazzarotti and Federico Visconti

A Family Firm Can Be Both an Innovator and a Great Place to Work

Your model for managing employees needs to evolve over time, and tough economic and competitive periods Read More...

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Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Ruth Überbacher , Leopold von Schlenk-Barnsdorf , Alfredo De Massis and Marcel Hülsbeck

Women Show Their Strengths When Family Businesses are in Trouble 

In fact, the skills that helped them run their households and manage the children could be re-deployed Read More...

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

How to Encourage Devotion Among Nonfamily Employees

However, family businesses that want to create this environment must manage the emotions and values of Read More...

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Authors: Josep Llach , Valeriano Sanchez-Famoso and Dr. Sharon M. Danes