Research Insight
This type of article provides practical advice and takeaways based on previously published research articles in other journals. It is written in a journalistic, accessible style that is easily understood by non-academic audiences.
Vision matters—but so does individualized consideration. This study shows nonfamily managers perform better when CEOs pair transformational leadership with genuine, personalized attention and Read More...
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Authors: Mat Hughes , Alfredo De Massis , Sascha Kraus , Qilin Hu and Yi-Ying Chang
The core issue isn’t drive or talent. It’s a recurring set of constraints—access, legitimacy, scaling friction, and fatigue—that repeatedly narrows the funnel for Black founders. EDITOR'S Read More...
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Authors: Trey Lewis , Richard Hunt , David Townsend and Maurice Murphy
Successors recommit when roles align with their values, skills, and life stage—and when family dynamics allow earlier experiences to be reinterpreted. Many family firms think about succession when Read More...
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Authors: John Cater , Roland Kidwell , Megan Harper and Marilyn Young
Family firms don’t have goals—people do. The rise and fall of Italy's Florio dynasty shows how successor motivation shapes the balance between growth, legacy, and community—and how families can Read More...
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Author: Alexandra Dawson
What a €70M mobile-gaming startup reveals about make-or-break decisions. Founders’ decisions play a huge role in whether startups scale up or fizzle out. These decisions become much more Read More...
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Authors: Colin Donaldson , Jorge Villagrasa and Eric Liguori
A stewardship climate, where employees feel trusted and truly valued, mobilizes nonfamily employees to defend the family firm against reputational threats. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced Read More...
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Authors: Sarah Burrows , Craig Crossley , Catherine Faherty and Jim Combs
Digital communication speeds up family business decisions—but it also accelerates conflict. Based on 100+ pages of real emails and texts, here are 11 signs that an all-out brawl is coming. The Read More...
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Authors: Christina Strauss , Arist von Schlippe , Franz Kellermanns and Torsten Pieper
Japanese family businesses are encouraged to help one another for the benefit of their shared customers and their community. It has helped them survive setbacks and thrive. Family businesses are a Read More...
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Authors: Sigrun C. Caspary , Tom Rüsen and Arist von Schlippe
Research shows how to tailor your narrative for nascent, emergent, and mature markets—so investors and customers instantly “get it” and act. Founders face a constant challenge: they need Read More...
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Authors: Jonathan Preedom , Shannon Younger and Chad Navis
Rather than being inherited like family heirlooms, values are shaped and re-shaped by interactions between the generations at the family firm. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...
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Authors: Viktoria Luft , Anne Katarina Heider , Heinrich Liechtenstein and Tarek el Sehity