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The Biggest Mistakes Family Businesses Make With Their Boards

Family business researcher, lecturer, and advisor Claudia Binz Astrachan has studied first-hand how effective Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Diverse Boards Help Family Businesses Expand Internationally

While many small and medium-sized family businesses have successfully become international, others have Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Claudia Pongelli , Antonio Majocchi , Jonathan Bauweraerts , Salvatore Sciascia , Matteo Giuliano Caroli and Alain Verbeke

The Potential Downside of Having Non-Family Board Members

By Alfredo DeMassis, Lorraine Uhlaner, Ann Jorrissen and Yan Du It's been generally accepted that family Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Alfredo De Massis

The Best Family Business Boards Embrace Candor and 'Necessary Endings'

Second of a two-part series From our studies evaluating the effectiveness of boards at family firms, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Hermut Kormann

Women Can Help Family Firms Innovate – but Socioemotional Factors Matter

with the firm, binding social ties, the emotional attachment of family members, and renewing family Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Jonathan Bauweraerts , Emanuela Rondi , Paola Rovelli , Alfredo De Massis and Salvatore Sciascia

New Ways Business Owners Can Use Boards

  While boards of directors are common at large firms and nonprofits, family businesses don't always Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How to Transform an Outdated Board

their family business governance. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Joseph Giglio and John Friar

COVID-19: Understanding the Board’s Key Role During a Crisis

For family businesses with many shareholders, the board’s role is especially critical. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Joseph Astrachan , Andrew Keyt , Hermut Kormann and Claudia Binz Astrachan