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The number of businesses run by women continues to grow – by 59% between 1997 and 2013 – and women now run between a quarter and a third of all private businesses worldwide. Yet their businesses Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Jamie Ladge and Keimei Sugiyama
Why Family Businesses Need Outside Leaders to Survive Across Generations Family firms can outgrow the skills of their founders. Hiring experienced outside leaders can strengthen the business and prepare the next generation to lead. Cultures around the world acknowledge Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Robert Sher
Margins, volumes, operating leverage and revenue drivers determine whether a venture can make money. This framework helps founders diagnose weaknesses before they become costly. Entrepreneurs usually Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Michael Morris and April Spivack
Allowing students to venture out into the McDonaldized world helps them see how complex theories work in real life. Max Weber argued that the process of rationalization transformed social life Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Authors: Howard E. Aldrich and Stephen Lippmann
Entrepreneurs and business leaders are blessed and cursed with thinking about their businesses 24 hours a day. It becomes their life focus. What is it that consumes them? Bottom line? Employee Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Dave Feldman
Burn rate and Time-to-Cliff show how quickly cash is disappearing and how much time a venture has before it needs more money. The timing of external funding for a new venture can have dramatic impact Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Phil Greenwood
Raising far more than expected can create fulfillment, logistics and legal problems that overwhelm a young venture. What’s better than fully funding your crowdfunding campaign? You might think it's Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Eden Blair and Tanya Marcum
Why Inventors Should Be Willing to Give Up Some Control Giving up ownership or profits can be worthwhile if a strong partner helps manufacture, market and distribute an invention to a much larger audience. In this article Dean Kamen, one of the world's Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Dean Kamen
Why Collaboration Works Best in Family Business Conflict Research suggests collaborative conflict management can strengthen family relationships while also producing better solutions and stronger business performance. Conflict is inevitable in family-run Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Ritch Sorenson
Best Buy improves customer loyalty by hiring well, training employees, expanding service, rewarding ideas and encouraging experimentation. Most businesses say that they put the customer first. Yet Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Richard Schulze and Kimberly Eddleston