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Succession, Money, and Relationships Were Top-10 Topics in 2023

FamilyBusiness.org aspires to be the #1 peer-reviewed resource for thought leadership in family business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Kimberly Eddleston

Family Business Budget Planning: 7 Things to Consider

Here are seven considerations to guide business owners, their boards, and their senior leadership teams Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Joseph Astrachan

Self-Interest Can Skew Budgets at Family Businesses

Their motive is to set the budget so that their personal (and sometime their team’s) interests will be Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Joseph Astrachan

Why Women CEOs Offer Family Businesses an Entrepreneurial Advantage

research published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal in October 2023, it is not male or female leadership Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Franz Kellermanns

Women on Family Business Boards Shun Layoffs

stakeholders, and policymakers around the world are turning their attention to having more diverse leadership Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Jessenia Davila , Luis Gomez-Mejia , Fernando Muñoz-Bullon and Maria J. Sanchez-Bueno

How to Transform an Outdated Board

discussed are the challenges of getting a board of directors to make changes to itself: How can leadership Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Joseph Giglio and John Friar

The Family Business 'Generation Gap' Can Undermine Success

outside the family firm, and that falls short of the sense of duty and stewardship they need for leadership Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

A Charismatic Family Business Founder Can Be a Tough Act to Follow

and values alive; imbue the new leaders with the founder's charisma; and manage the transfer of leadership Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Research-Based Advice for Family Businesses: Our 10 Best-Read Articles

Even as more women step into leadership roles at family firms, long-held attitudes and practices may Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Mat Hughes

An Innovation Challenge Can Help Employees Feel More Connected

family business launched an internal innovation challenge called PD Expo, which challenged employee teams Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston