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Managing Emotional Minefields Within Family Businesses

Being part of a family business often requires that family members manage their emotions appropriately Read More...

Category: Research Insight

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

It’s Complicated: Managing Succession in Cases of Divorce and Adoption

Part 1 of 2 --  Family business succession planning clearly is among a family business’s most challenging events and plenty of experts have weighed in on how to do it right. However, most of Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Nadine Kammerlander and Leona Rethmann

Do You Treat In-Laws Like the Family Business Outlaws ?

questions have consequences: Being inclusive and exclusive require both the family and the business to be managed Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Torsten Pieper

How Family Firms Can Prevent (or Cool Down) Sibling Rivalries

popular press and serve as inspiration for television series like HBO’s Succession, many siblings manage Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Jonas Ruzek and Kimberly Eddleston

Attitudes Towards Money Can Cloud Family Business Decisions

Take, for example, the family that sold part of their operating business for $30 million and who wanted Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan and Anneleen Michiels

'CHAOS' Brings Order to Family Businesses

of a family business and represents a double-edged sword: if the coexistence of family and firm is managed Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Salvatore Sciascia

Does the Family Matter? Improving Executive Compensation Practices in Family Firms

Our research aims to offer family owners, managers, boards, management teams, and their advisors more Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roland Kidwell , Anneleen Michiels and Isabel C Botero

Developing Your Business Family Strategy: Where to Start and What to Consider

This involves managing the relationships in the family, determining the communication patterns of the Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Isabel C Botero , Arist von Schlippe and Torsten Groth

Successful Successions are Never Smooth

Prepare Current and Future Leaders Timing is critical when managing change in top management. Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Claudia Binz Astrachan

'Succession' Hits Close to Home at Family Firms

patriarch Logan Roy and his family can plague real-life family firms -- if they don't invest time in managing Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston