Applied and Practice

An Applied and Practice article provides actionable ideas about how to start, manage, grow or fund a new venture. It should be written to appeal to entrepreneurs, managers, students, policymakers and other players.  Its emphasis should be providing skills, insights and knowledge to help readers achieve success. 

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

Have you heard this before? “If it wasn’t for my in-laws, our family would be fine!” Such frustrated statements are typically followed by rants about how someone spends too lavishly, does not Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Joseph Astrachan and Torsten Pieper

Keep the Founder's Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Future Generations

Most significant wealth is created through entrepreneurship, and in many countries family business plays a large role. But once the family business is established and successful, what further Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Werdiger

10 Things That Help Family Businesses Preserve Their Legacy

From small shops to large multinational corporations, family-owned firms are the anchoring organization in our society. They are pervasive, expanding, and a core employer of human capital and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: R. Adam Smith

Opportunities Abound in Africa for Entrepreneurs and Investors

Meet Jean-Paul Nageri, the son to a banana farmer in Uganda. During the early-2020 harvest, JP's dad planned to use a middleman for distribution, but the deal fell through, leaving him with one acre Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Margaret Ntambi and Ona Aliakai

Can Entrepreneurs Innovate Without Disrupting Industries?

Editor’s note: Prof. Carton is an expert on strategy frameworks. He is especially interested in how strategy ideas develop over time and how they get used and shared in organizations. In this Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Guillaume Carton

Arab Countries Must Train Entrepreneurs for the Post-Oil Era

Entrepreneurship is a crucial lever for developing countries' economic and social development. This is especially true in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. MENA economies have often Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Thami Ghorfi and Imad-eddine Hatimi

Six Ways that Small Firms Can Embrace Equity and Fairness

Part 2 of 2 As we noted in our previous article , a workplace based on equity – where every employee feels valued -- can help small businesses attract and retain talent in an era when employees Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Aquesha Daniels, J.D. , Mariah Yates, Ph.D., MBA and Shane Spiller

Equity Can Help Small Firms Survive the Labor Shortage

Part 1 of 2 Worker shortages in the US are hitting small businesses hard, especially since they often lack other resources that help bigger firms ride out the storm. But small businesses, who are Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Aquesha Daniels, J.D. , Mariah Yates, Ph.D., MBA and Shane Spiller

Non-Competes Are a Double-Edged Sword

Non-compete agreements, or non-competes, are clauses in employment contracts designed to restrict employees from working for or starting a competing business for a certain period after exiting their Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Cassandra Torgnes

No-Code Tools Make Digital Prototyping Easy

Building a product prototype, especially in the technology sphere, used to be expensive and take forever. Heavy upfront investment was a necessity – or at a minimum a lot of free time and Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Max Mirho