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A Charismatic Family Business Founder Can Be a Tough Act to Follow

family business consultant Meghan Lynch, who is co-Founder and CEO of the Six Point Creative brand strategy Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

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

Fortunately, a playbook of strategies can help siblings and parents alike tackle — and even prevent — Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

What If a Hedge Fund Invests in my Family Business?

researchers have looked at how this “heterogeneous” ownership impacts a business and shapes its strategy Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Here's Why Family Businesses Need Branding

Meghan Lynch, Co-Founder and CEO of the Six-Point brand strategy agency, has advised many family businesses Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Generative AI Can Help Family Businesses Innovate and Grow

  Paavo Ritala is Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Business School at LUT University, Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Mat Hughes and Paavo Ritala

Founders: Let Next-Gens be Entrepreneurial

 In this interview with FamilyBusiness.org Senior Editor Kimberly Eddleston, she said four strategies Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Family Business Succession Planning: 10 Golden Rules

Due to regulations of the family strategy and a charter, it was clear that there was no “right to inherit Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Torsten Groth and Arist von Schlippe

How Famous Family Firms Use Their History to Connect With Stakeholders

Sometimes earlier generations’ practices and strategies become so cherished that they are too hard to Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Diverse Boards Help Family Businesses Expand Internationally

  Through a mail survey, we asked the CEOs a series of questions about their international strategies Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Claudia Pongelli , Antonio Majocchi , Jonathan Bauweraerts , Salvatore Sciascia , Matteo Giuliano Caroli and Alain Verbeke

How the Right Mix of Employee Incentives Fosters Innovation

should encourage collaboration and work/life balance; whereas more contemporary firms with evolving strategies Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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