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

Academic research has tried to address some of these questions, but much more is needed. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roland Kidwell , Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero

Better Let Your Brother Do It: Men Are Still Preferred in CEO Successions

The stakes are high: Research has found that poorly-thought-out CEO succession decisions can hurt firm Read More...

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Authors: Jan-Philipp Ahrens , Melania Riefolo , Annegret Hauer and Katharina Siegert

Why Women CEOs Offer Family Businesses an Entrepreneurial Advantage

According to our research published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal in October 2023, it is Read More...

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Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Franz Kellermanns

How the Right Mix of Employee Incentives Fosters Innovation

But our research has found that having the right incentives in place encourages employees at family firms Read More...

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Authors: Elisa Villani , Christian Linder , Alfredo De Massis and Kimberly Eddleston

Family Emotions Can Drive Business Decisions

But our research into the inner workings of family firms shows that positive and negative emotions – Read More...

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Authors: Rania Labaki and Fabian Bernhard

Succession: Don't Assume Your First-Born is the Anointed One

Past research has shown that first-born children are generally more eager to please their parents and Read More...

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Author: Andrea Calabrò

What If a Hedge Fund Invests in my Family Business?

While other researchers have studied how individual ownership types (like families) impact firm-level Read More...

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Authors: Matthias G. Leute , Yannick Bammens , Martin Carree and Jolien Huybrechts

What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Crisis Management

Because COVID-19 had effects unlike any other crisis, crisis management research has received increased Read More...

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Authors: Matthias Breier , Sascha Kraus and Thomas Clauß

To Encourage Innovation, Tap the Next Generation of Leaders

In this short piece based my research with family business colleagues, I will explain the different types Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Mat Hughes