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

We studied what many other researchers have found and did our own research, through telephone interviews Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Next-Gens Want Peers, Not Parents, to Lead Them

They are now the largest living generation, according to the Pew Research Center. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Alessandro Cirillo , Barbara Maggi , Salvatore Sciascia , Valentina Lazzarotti and Federico Visconti

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

this goal, we are building a platform where expert scholars, advisors and practitioners can share insights Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston

Should Former Leaders Stay Involved in the Family Firm?

Ahrens et al. (2018) researched several hundred family firm succession cases, examining when and under Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Melania Riefolo , Sena Özkara , Jan-Philipp Ahrens and Niloufar Nekouei

The Family Business 'Generation Gap' Can Undermine Success

this interview with Familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Professor Jaskiewicz explores the insights Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Renewing the Empire: A Family Firm's Succession and Refit Journey

Research indicates that only 30% of family firms survive past their founders’ generation (Ahrens, 2020 Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Melania Riefolo , Sena Özkara , Baris Istipliler and Jan-Philipp Ahrens

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