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The Potential Downside of Having Non-Family Board Members

The video summarizes our findings, and you can download our research paper here.  Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Alfredo De Massis

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in a Family Business

familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Giovanna Campopiano of Lancaster University talks about her research Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

The New Family Business Powerhouses: Wives and Moms

We were interested in understanding these women, not just collecting data points, so our research revolved Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Amy Hart Clyne

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

Yet research by Kammerlander and van Essen (2017)has shown that family firms are among the most innovative Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Changing the Face of the Construction Industry

dean of the Charles Close School of Entrepreneurs at Drexel University, Bittenbender shares her insights Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

Winemakers Provide Lessons on Resilience

Our qualitative research included face-to-face interviews in 2016 with leaders of 17 winemaking companies Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Alfredo De Massis , Elisa Conz and Peter Lamb

Family Businesses Must Plan for the Unthinkable

In a research project my colleagues and I have been conducting since April, we found that while over Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Joseph Astrachan

The 'Fredo Factor:' How Deadbeats and Troublemakers Hurt Family Businesses

Research also explains how adult children’s relationship and bonds with parents spill into the working Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

To Engage Business Students, Roll Out 'the Barrels'

Marge then researched various business and leadership consultants in the area and contacted the best Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Whitney Peake and Teran Sundy

How Family Business Leaders Can Encourage Both Devotion and Performance

Our recent research has shown that a balanced approach encourages employees to honor the needs of the Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Roland Kidwell and Kathryn Kloepfer