family business conflict

"Saviors Of the Boss" have the trust of company leaders and often serve as their gatekeepers. Here's how to understand them and work with them.  Family businesses are driven by a blend of Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Naveen Khajanchi

FamilyBusiness.org attracted more than 5.5 million page views in 2024, and judging from the best-read articles published last year, many readers wanted advice about handling toxic family Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Mat Hughes

Baby Boomers are set to hand down trillions of dollars to younger generations. Family firms must consider how to transfer their ownership shares, and how much goes to whom. Around the world, an aging Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Authors: Martin Kemp and Susan Lanz

Like many family business leaders, John Dutton struggles to uphold longstanding traditions while external competitive pressures mount and next-gens clamor for change. "Yellowstone" is an American Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Authors: Robin Burns and Ana Gonzalez

Over the past month the entertainment world has been buzzing about the reunion of Oasis, one of the major bands of the '90s. This concerns brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who were able to rise to Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Family firms are strongly influenced by the behavior of family members in those organizations, thus toxic behavior is a major risk for the continuity and success of any family firm. A great deal of Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Benjamin McLarty and Daniel T. Holt

Many legendary business leaders -- think Steve Jobs, or Elon Musk -- have had troubled personal lives. According to business advisor and author David Werdiger, the same traits that make someone Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and David Werdiger

Across a range of disciplines, researchers have sought to identify the “bad behavior” of family firms as well as its causes and effects. Such topics include family conflict, sibling rivalry, Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roland Kidwell , Kimberly Eddleston , Linda Kidwell , John Cater and Ellison Howard

In our work with business families, we encounter a wide range of approaches for establishing financial targets and making financial business decisions. Interestingly, such practices often diverge Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Anneleen Michiels

Adam looked at the customer standing at the counter in the wine cellar in disbelief. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He found the customer’s comments to be slightly rude. Adam felt anger Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Dr. Ayoosha Saleem , Francesco Barbera , Simon de Jong and Arvid Hoffmann