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To Encourage Innovation, Tap the Next Generation of Leaders

strategy are typically pulled in one of two directions. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Mat Hughes

Unlocking the Innovation Potential of Family Firms: An Assessment Tool

Journal of Family Business Strategy, in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.12.001 2. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Alfredo De Massis and Josip Kotlar

Choosing a Board of Directors for a Family Business

Student strategies for board selection in this context will often develop in alignment with the direction Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Whitney Peake

Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

organizational factors such as structure (Ford and Slocum, 1977), innovation (Damanpour, 1992), strategy Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

Innovating With Agility: Tips and Tricks for Resurgence and Growth

That question may define a family business strategy for years to come. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Mat Hughes

To Engage Business Students, Roll Out 'the Barrels'

The Barrel family has decided that a strategy-setting session is needed to move the business forward. Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Whitney Peake and Teran Sundy

Winemakers Provide Lessons on Resilience

Like old vineyards that still produce great wines, older family businesses thrive across many generations developing resilient responses in the face of competition, market shifts and family Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Alfredo De Massis , Elisa Conz and Peter Lamb

Hyannis Country Garden is a Family Business With Deep Roots

This feature and video are part of  America’s Entrepreneurs: Making it Work , a Rewire initiative made possible by the  Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation  and  EIX, the Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Alauna Yust

Be Part of An Important Survey About Coping With Covid-19

While the pandemic has created economic turmoil, family and business disruption, and challenges that could last a lifetime, it also presents a unique opportunity to learn and improve family business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

The Best Family Business Boards Embrace Candor and 'Necessary Endings'

Second of a two-part series From our studies evaluating the effectiveness of boards at family firms, we’ve seen first-hand how strong boards can help family businesses be more successful. In Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Hermut Kormann