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How Famous Family Firms Use Their History to Connect With Stakeholders

Through our research, we found that stories are part of a family business legacy, and communication and Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Luca Manelli , Vittoria Magrelli , Josip Kotlar , Federico Frattini and Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli

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

In our research, we’ve seen that involving the next generation family members in the business’s decision-making Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

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

The Biggest Mistakes Family Businesses Make With Their Boards

Family business researcher, lecturer, and advisor Claudia Binz Astrachan has studied first-hand how effective Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How to Encourage Devotion Among Nonfamily Employees

  We know from research that people are most motivated when three conditions are present: they identify Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Let's Get Professional: Family Firms Need HRM Practices

However, research indicates that forming and implementing these rules and practices can have a positive Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Roland Kidwell

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

Our research indicates that a proactive CSR strategy improves non-family employees’ perception of the Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

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

From Solo to Team: Helping Siblings Maintain Your Valuable Outside Relationships

Here are some of the other key insights from our research Two Types of Successors: Insider and Outsider Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Luis Cisneros , Bérangère Deschamps and Sebastien Geindre

One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits

with FamilyBusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Professor Rania Labaki shared insights from her research Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston