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'Big Family:' Relatives Outside the Family Business Can Help It Thrive

On the contrary, these “satellite” family members are quite active and beneficial to the family business Read More...

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Author: Mat Hughes

Family Firms: How Much Cash is Enough?

In our recent study published in the Journal of Family Business Strategy, we study 1) Whether family Read More...

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Authors: Yuliya Ponomareva , Domenico Cambrea , Daniel Pittino and Alessandro Minichilli

Playing the Succession Game to Ensure Family Business Continuity

Banegil Palacios Family businesses are especially conflict-prone, since sibling rivalry and other emotional Read More...

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

How Family Businesses Survive Unexpected ‘Wild Cards’

One of the key concerns for family businesses is continuity. Read More...

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Authors: Wojciech Czakon , Monika Hajdas and Joanna Radomska

Women Show Their Strengths When Family Businesses are in Trouble 

Since all of us have studied family businesses and are members of business families ourselves, we wanted Read More...

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Authors: Allan Discua Cruz , Eleanor Hamilton , Giovanna Campopiano and Sarah Jack

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

successfully to expand their family firm globally if their CEO is a fellow millennial and is not a family Read More...

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

How Family Firms Can Ensure Being Sustainable Pays Off

  To start with the good news, family businesses are generally perceived as more credible than non-family Read More...

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Authors: Adrian Stutz , Sabrina Schell and Andreas Hack

How Older Family Businesses Can Keep the Magic Going

However, innovation is essential to the long-term survival of both family and non-family firms. Read More...

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Authors: Sabine Rau , Sabrina Schell and Arndt Werner

From Solo to Team: Helping Siblings Maintain Your Valuable Outside Relationships

A family business founder or leader often toils for years to cultivate good relationships with people Read More...

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Authors: Luis Cisneros , Bérangère Deschamps and Sebastien Geindre