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Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

  Research on owner-manager experience has suggested that owner-managers who stay in one business Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

Family Businesses Must Plan for the Unthinkable

By challenging management and helping leaders improve, the board should always be helping prepare the Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Joseph Astrachan

Three Strengths that Can Help Family Firms Survive Covid

  In the case of Malden Mills it is interesting to note that during first year of operation after Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Doug Baumoel

To Engage Business Students, Roll Out 'the Barrels'

this exercise is to provide a platform for students to use their creativity in a family business management Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Whitney Peake and Teran Sundy

How to Care for Your Team During a Crisis

Your team will want to know how operations will change (e.g., facility closures), who will and won’t Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Theodore L. Waldron and James C Wetherbe

5 Ways Family Businesses Can Adapt to Covid-19

Around sixty percent of our survey respondents say they have reduced or shifted operating expenses to Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon

Non-Family Board Members Bring Perspective and Growth

Matt Nielsen, Managing Director of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas International Europe, is candid about the Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Four Things that the Best Family Business Boards Do Well

They strengthened their balance sheets and pruned operations to top performers. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Hermut Kormann

Women Can Help Their Family Businesses Navigate Crisis

Women in top‐management teams and entrepreneurship in established firms. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Rania Labaki

Vegan Venture: Mission Drives Success for Restaurant Chain

Philadelphia's HipCityVeg vegan restaurant chain, strongly believes in a holistic approach to living and managing Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis