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

With Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce making headlines across the globe, many are wondering how the split will affect their joint business dealings — especially the Gates Foundation, which they Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Jonas Ruzek

How Family Firms Help Non-Family Employees Feel Like Family

To begin to change these negative perceptions, the firm can pursue strategies that show they care for Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

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

When the Family Leaves the Business, Can Their Values Remain?

non-family companies use rationality and efficiency to guide decisions, family firms are more likely to operate Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Roy Suddaby , Wilson Ng , Natalia Vershinina , Gideon Markman and Matthew Cadbury

Why Don't You Educate Your Owners?

Everyone agrees that having owners who understand finance and strategy, know how to communicate, and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Tom Rüsen , Claudia Binz Astrachan and Ruth Orenstrat

How to Fix Succession Conflicts Stemming From Complicated Families

We offer the following recommendations:  Create a communication strategy. Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Leona Rethmann and Nadine Kammerlander

Keep the Founder's Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Future Generations

The rising generation may have contemplated their own role as future leaders of the operating business Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Werdiger

Helicopter Parenting Can Hurt Future Family Business Leaders

  Diana Clark, Chief of Clinical Operations at the O'Connell Professional Group, spoke recently Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Families Can Run Their Businesses With Both Head and Heart

Employee compensation at family firms and the signals it sends about what’s important How continuous operational Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Mat Hughes and R. Adam Smith

Wealth Can be Hazardous to Future Family Business Leaders

Family Business Senior Editor Kimberly Eddleston recently interviewed Diana Clark, Chief of Clinical Operations Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Research-Based Advice for Family Businesses: Our 10 Best-Read Articles

We have formal partnerships with journals – the Journal of Family Business Strategy and Family Business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Mat Hughes