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Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

Based on this research the following hypotheses are put forth. Hypothesis 4a. Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

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

Punishment, Reward, Control: How Money Shows Up in the Business Family

In this short article, we share a few selected findings from our research project on money and wealth Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Anneleen Michiels

Family Firms May Need More Legal Advice Than They Think

  However, our research showed that family business owners often underutilize the legal instruments Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kajsa Haag , Hanna Almlöf , Marina Madsen and Mette Neville

Playing the Succession Game to Ensure Family Business Continuity

In our research paper published in 2016, we showed how game theory can be used to weigh the tangible Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Shital Jayantilal , Sílvia Jorge and Tomas M. Bañegil Palacios

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

It’s based on our study of what other researchers have found and on our interviews with 13 members of Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

How Family Dynamics Shape Family Businesses

His interviewer is Claudia Binz Astrachan, his wife and a researcher and lecturer on family business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan

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

advice of acclaimed Northeastern University professor of applied psychology, Laurie Kramer, whose research Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

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

Published October 17, 2023) By Allan Discua Cruz, Eleanor Hamilton, Giovanna Campopiano and Sarah Jack Research Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston

Family Business Experts: How to Survive the Holidays

Gallen, and Director of the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (KMU-HSG) Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston