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Developing Competent Owners and Stewards for a Lasting Family Business

The success of any long-lived family enterprise depends on the quality of decisions made by its leadership Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Diversify Your Family's Risks by Returning to Its Entrepreneurial Roots

family control gives them a long-term perspective on investments and performance, stability in leadership Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: David Deeds

Real-Life Drama: Creating a TV Series Based on a Family Business

The Project To briefly describe the project, teams of students are required to pitch a television series Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

She Always Gives Her All to the Family Firm -- but He Follows the Leader

We asked the CEOs questions to gauge their organization’s leadership style, such the degree to which Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Kristen Madison

Millennials Can Help Family Firms Expand, If Led by Their Peers

This finding echoes the need to balance family involvement with external (non-family) leadership in family Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Alessandro Cirillo , Barbara Maggi , Salvatore Sciascia , Valentina Lazzarotti and Federico Visconti

A Family Firm Can Be Both an Innovator and a Great Place to Work

Photo Courtesy of Carl Schlenk AG To thrive, family firms need to cultivate loyal, long-term employees, as they ensure a stable and reliable business. At the same time, family firms need to encourage Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Emanuela Rondi , Ruth Überbacher , Leopold von Schlenk-Barnsdorf , Alfredo De Massis and Marcel Hülsbeck

Family Emotions Can Drive Business Decisions

decision-making for a long time, it can also morph into a motivator, especially for new generations of leadership Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Rania Labaki and Fabian Bernhard

Future Family Business Owners Can Learn to Manage Conflict

Seymour, K.C. (1993) Intergenerational relationships in the family firm: The effect of leadership on Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ritch Sorenson

Vegan Venture: Mission Drives Success for Restaurant Chain

Nicole Marquis, founder of Philadelphia's HipCityVeg vegan restaurant chain, strongly believes in a holistic approach to living and managing a venture. In this interview with EIX Editor Donna Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Donna De Carolis

What Makes Founders Leave Their Companies?

understanding why founders might leave voluntarily, even when they have survived the IPO with their leadership Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Joon Mahn Lee , Dalee Yoon and Steven Boivie

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