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One Family, Multiple Businesses: Preserving Harmony and Profits

For business or emotional reasons, sometimes one family ends up with more than one business under its umbrella. An entrepreneurial, ambitious family member may want to launch a new venture, or a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Women Show Their Strengths When Family Businesses are in Trouble 

of family businesses, we decided to examine situations in which women held visible executive or leadership Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

New Ways Business Owners Can Use Boards

  While boards of directors are common at large firms and nonprofits, family businesses don't always see their value or understand how to use them well.  However, according to consultant Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Family Offices: The Sober Guardians of Family Wealth

Family businesses, and the wealth they create, are run by human beings, who can be impulsive. When the wealth is substantial, often an impartial third party is the best choice to manage this wealth Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

Many people make the mistake of thinking that family businesses are simple businesses. Nothing could be further from the truth. The coexistence of two systems with differing ways of thinking—the Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

How to Keep Remote Workers Inspired and Engaged

encouraging participation, employee feel more valued and develop greater trust in the organization’s leadership Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jay Mulki

Developing Competent Owners and Stewards for a Lasting Family Business

The success of any long-lived family enterprise depends on the quality of decisions made by its leadership Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

Confidentiality Agreements Promote Candor in Family Business Classes

Many female students share stories of gender discrimination: their brothers are being groomed for leadership Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Devina Raithatha

A Shock to the System: How Family Businesses Can Survive Covid-19

The lack of a professional management cadre providing a second rung of leadership can also create problems Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tulsi Jayakumar and Alfredo De Massis

Helping Next-Gens Envision Their Family Firm’s Future Success

it’s so complex to create a holistic family firm vision that integrates several aspects of firm leadership Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Friedrich Kammerlander