Research Insight
This type of article provides practical advice and takeaways based on previously published research articles in other journals. It is written in a journalistic, accessible style that is easily understood by non-academic audiences.
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...
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Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and Kristen Madison
Are founder CEOs better at telling their company’s story? This has been the topic of an ongoing debate among entrepreneurship research scholars. On the one hand, the original founder can bring Read More...
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Authors: Michael Howard , Johannes Kolb and Valerie Sy
Many aspiring entrepreneurs test the waters by engaging in “hybrid entrepreneurship,” in which they start a new business while holding on to a fulltime job. In contrast, others enter into Read More...
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Author: Haemin Dennis Park
The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is certainly one of the best-known strategy tools for conceiving the business model of a start-up or analyzing the business model of an established company. It is a Read More...
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Author: Guillaume Carton
In these times of change and uncertainty, one thing is still certain: product-service innovation remains the lifeblood of family firms. Without innovating, pioneering competitors will make existing Read More...
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Author: Mat Hughes
Those of us who work with family businesses are so familiar with these numbers that we often cite them without considering the source or the attribution. In the United States: Family businesses Read More...
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Author: Daniel Van Der Vliet
Since the mid-1970s, microfinance has been seen as a way to lift people in emerging economies out of poverty by providing them access to financial services, particularly microcredit. Micro-loans are Read More...
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Authors: Pushan Dutt , Jasjit Singh and Arzi Adbi
Succession is a defining moment in all family businesses, and making the right choice about who is going to be the next CEO can be critical to survival. Tradition, previous choices, and Read More...
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Author: Andrea Calabrò
People choose jobs for many reasons: location, learning opportunities, coworkers, and corporate culture. But pay also matters for most: not just what a job offers initially but also what it might Read More...
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Authors: M. Diane Burton , Rodrigo Canales , Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson
By Shital Jayantilal, Silvia Ferreira Jorge and Tomas M. Banegil Palacios Family businesses are especially conflict-prone, since sibling rivalry and other emotional undercurrents sometimes cloud Read More...
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Authors: Shital Jayantilal , Sílvia Jorge and Tomas M. Bañegil Palacios