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Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

Characteristics of the Firm Succession is major challenge for family businesses and successful successions Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

The New Family Business Powerhouses: Wives and Moms

Yet in many successful family businesses, the roles of women remain hindered by longstanding conventions Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Amy Hart Clyne

Developing responsible owners in family business

convincingly concludes the ability to delay gratification in childhood is a superior predictor of success Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Torsten Pieper and Joseph Astrachan

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

coexistence of family and firm is managed well, the family business will have great potential for success Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Should Your Next CEO be From Outside the Family?

In her discussion with Matt Nielsen of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas International, Editor Kimberly Eddleston goes into a sensitive topic for many family firms: whether an outside leader is better equipped Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

New Ways Business Owners Can Use Boards

  For his work helping business-owning families develop successful decision-making and transition Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits

For business or emotional reasons, sometimes one family ends up with more than one business under its umbrella. An entrepreneurial, ambitious family member may want to launch a new venture, or a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Developing Your Business Family Strategy: Where to Start and What to Consider

Successful, long-lasting business families share an understanding of what is important to them, what Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Isabel C Botero , Arist von Schlippe and Torsten Groth

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in a Family Business

Despite decades of striving and some progress, women still face a glass ceiling in many tradition-bound family businesses.  In this interview with familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

When Entrepreneurs Have Trouble with Monogamy: It's Their Cognitive Style

The underlying premise is that previous ownership experience should translate into greater success of Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Keith Brigham , Ritch Sorenson and James Hoffman