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Benjamin McLarty

McGehee Eminent Scholar Chair in Entrepreneurship/Full Professor of Management / Department of Management / Louisiana Tech University

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Employees With Toxic Traits Can Still Be An Asset at Family Firms

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The emotional connection that families have with their companies can encourage good performance -- even from employees with narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Read More...

Your Dark Side Can Motivate You to Start a Business

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Traits like Machiavellianism and psychopathy can influence a person to start a venture, above and beyond more benign factors like being extroverted or agreeable.  Read More...

The “Perfect Successor” Is a Myth: What Family Businesses Should Look for Instead

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Research suggests that education, experience, confidence, personality, and motivation can all shape family business succession. But none offers a shortcut to finding the ideal next leader. Read More...