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The Making of Successful Female Family-Enterprise Leaders

middle-aged men – are entering the family firms and leading them in a particular, usually very successful Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander , Elizabeth Bagger , Doris Sommavilla and Sasha Lund

Succession: Don't Assume Your First-Born is the Anointed One

  Succession is a defining moment in all family businesses, and making the right choice about who Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Andrea Calabrò

Beyond Succession: Family Firms Need a Legacy Plan Too

Succession planning has been a heavily researched topic and buzzword for many years now. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Aquesha Daniels, J.D.

Retirement Options and their Consequences for Small Business Owners

In order from closest to farthest proximity, the retirement options include: family succession, retire Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Valeria Alterman and Ariane Froidevaux

Let the Next Generation of Family Firm Leaders Chart Their Own Path

Lena not only managed to set up a successful online store for her parents' furniture company within six Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Klaus Lüber and Nadine Kammerlander

Developing Competent Owners and Stewards for a Lasting Family Business

And while many succeed in developing a successful organization, they struggle with managing the increasingly Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Don't Send Your Kids to Work Outside the Family Business Just Yet!

With customers, this may be a particular threat to business success, since it takes time and care to Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Joseph Astrachan , Isabel C Botero , Carol Wittmeyer and Claudia Binz Astrachan

Thicker Than Water: Balancing Individual Career Goals and the Family Business

little research has been done on this topic (although many studies have focused on intergenerational succession Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Achtenhagen , Kajsa Haag , Kajsa Hultén and Jen Lundgren

Founders: Let Next-Gens be Entrepreneurial

Not surprisingly, entrepreneurship at family businesses declines with every successive generation. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Five Things Family Businesses are Reckoning With Now

Alfredo De Massis talk about how the pandemic is forcing reckonings in five realms -- including succession Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Alfredo De Massis