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

Part 1 of 2 --  Family business succession planning clearly is among a family business’s most challenging events and plenty of experts have weighed in on how to do it right. However, most of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Keep the Founder's Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Future Generations

Most significant wealth is created through entrepreneurship, and in many countries family business plays Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Werdiger

Good Intentions Can Sow Dysfunction at Family Businesses

People wear many hats at family businesses: owners, managers, and family members. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Sara Stern

Family Business Succession, Innovation, and Compensation: What You Need to Know

This is where the right leadership and management can make a difference. Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

Succession Planning Should Start Earlier Than You Think

Preserving cherished family traditions and relationships is just as important as preserving the wealth Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and Mira Bloemen-Bekx

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

For instance, they might aim to optimize their own wealth, rather than thinking of the family as a whole Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

Playing the Succession Game to Ensure Family Business Continuity

their decisions at each critical juncture might play out for them at the end – in potential personal wealth Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

Family Business Succession Planning: 10 Golden Rules

 As a result, people think "succession" means handing over operational management. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Torsten Groth and Arist von Schlippe

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

popular press and serve as inspiration for television series like HBO’s Succession, many siblings manage Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

Advice for Family Business Successors: Be Humble and Curious

  David Bentall found out the hard way that his leadership of his family's construction and real estate firm wasn't working: his own uncle removed him from the company. Losing his job was a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston