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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

Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses

  Research on owner-manager experience has suggested that owner-managers who stay in one business Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: James Hoffman , Ritch Sorenson and Keith Brigham

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

'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

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

How Family Dynamics Shape Family Businesses

They can cause family fights and bad feelings for several generations unless they actively managed and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Joseph Astrachan and Claudia Binz Astrachan

Family Business Experts: How to Survive the Holidays

DeMassis,Ph.D., Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and Director of its Centre for Family Business Management Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

In order to ensure longevity of the family business, these challenges have to be managed in a sustainable Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

Divorce Can Hollow out a Family Business — But it Doesn’t Have to

Financial Advisor and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst at the Empower Wealth Group with RBC Wealth Management Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jonas Ruzek