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Divorce Can Hollow out a Family Business — But it Doesn’t Have to

before his own parents divorced, he was involved in leading their business — which was healthy and growing Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jonas Ruzek

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

We offer the following recommendations:  Create a communication strategy. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

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

However, our study of six Canadian firms that transferred their social capital reveals a strategy for Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Luis Cisneros , Bérangère Deschamps and Sebastien Geindre

Attitudes Towards Money Can Cloud Family Business Decisions

While some families prioritize paying generous dividends over re-investing profits to grow the business Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Anneleen Michiels

Playing the Succession Game to Ensure Family Business Continuity

competition on family firm succession: A game theory approach,   Journal of Family Business Strategy Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Shital Jayantilal , Sílvia Jorge and Tomas M. Bañegil Palacios

It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

In cases of divorce, children often grow up in two very different environments, each with different sets Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

having been on the job for about a decade, unless they constantly question existing structures and strategy Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

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

Keep the Founder's Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Future Generations

Rather, it starts with a founder, often self-funded and growing organically. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Werdiger

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

To begin to change these negative perceptions, the firm can pursue strategies that show they care for Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

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