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For family businesses, branding goes well beyond logos and advertising slogans. It gets to the heart of what makes a family firm successful and admired by customers, suppliers, employees and other Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Have you heard this before? “If it wasn’t for my in-laws, our family would be fine!” Such frustrated statements are typically followed by rants about how someone spends too lavishly, does not Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Torsten Pieper
Most significant wealth is created through entrepreneurship, and in many countries family business plays a large role. But once the family business is established and successful, what further Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Werdiger
This case study invites students to identify the underlying issues, stakes, and potential pathways forward for a troubled family office. Students also explore problems surrounding the evolution of Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Authors: Torsten Pieper and Claudia Binz Astrachan
Expanding into other countries can open up new opportunities and revenue streams for all kinds of businesses around the world. This is especially true within the European Union, where products can Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Claudia Pongelli , Antonio Majocchi , Jonathan Bauweraerts , Salvatore Sciascia , Matteo Giuliano Caroli and Alain Verbeke
The upcoming generation of family firm leaders often don't see things the same way as their parents and grandparents do. Professor Peter Jaskiewicz has explored this disconnect deeply in his new book Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze built his empire through hard work, calculated risk, and a commitment to high standards of integrity and fairness. In his book “Becoming the Best,” he outlines Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt
Hiring, training, appraising and compensating the right people in the right way is a crucial element to the success of any organization. It is commonly assumed that many growing family firms are not Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Roland Kidwell