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Which Kinds of Workers Leave Family Firms?

Working in a family firm can be either satisfying or stifling for someone who’s not a relative. Interpersonal relationships can be stronger than they would be in non-family firms, and the work Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Franz Kellermanns , Nicole Gottschalck and Christina Guenther

How to Grow Your Family Business

This article is part of America’s Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX, the Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange .) Taking a Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon

The Leadership Traits Shared by Successful Entrepreneurs

  Third, working with great passion and tenacity, and developing distinctive resourcefulness, are Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Glauser and Dan Holland

Is Structure Good or Bad for Startups?

To obtain a more informal structure, avoid assigning precise roles, keep the organization relatively Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Author: Andrea Contigiani

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

These family firms appear eager to pursue approaches that improve their human resource management and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Peter Jaskiewicz , Josh Hsueh , Elizabeth Tetzlaff and Giovanna Campopiano

The Learning Curve of Starting a New Business

entrepreneur level of $300 and include being invited to business events, getting listed as a new company, obtaining Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

ADHD Can Affect Entrepreneurs’ Earnings and Business Success

The mental health crisis has affected public safety, schools, politics and business and provoked a worldwide discussion on how we can better help individuals who are suffering from mental illness. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Vassiliki Bamiatzi and Nick Williams

She Always Gives Her All to the Family Firm -- but He Follows the Leader

It’s been proven that dedicated employees who go above and beyond what the job specifies help their companies be more efficient and keep customers happy. Other research has shown that leaders can Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Kristen Madison

How 'Job Creators' Think

influence over their firms’ growth than established macro explanations such as population ecology or resource Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Keith Brigham , Ron Mitchell and Jeff Stambaugh

Technical Specialized Knowledge and Founder Leadership at Initial Public Offering

We argue that TSK is a type of valuable and rare resource that can bring causal ambiguity. Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Jon Eckhardt , Marc Junkunc and Mingxiang Li