Profile
Member Since 2018
Public Member, Family Business Editor
Franz Kellermanns
Reese Chair & Professor / Belk College of Business / University of North Carolina – Charlotte and WHU - Germany
AUTHORED RESOURCES
How Family Firms Can Use Scenario Planning to Survive Disruption
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By asking what-if questions, family businesses can identify threats to their business model and prepare strategies before major changes arrive. Read More...
How Family Businesses Can Get Employees to Go the Extra Mile
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Employees are more likely to take initiative when family firms blend supportive collaboration with clear monitoring and performance feedback. Read More...
Which Kinds of Workers Leave Family Firms?
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Ambitious non-family employees who want more responsibility and opportunities can feel hampered by the family hierarchy and a perceived preference given to relatives. Read More...
Why Women CEOs Offer Family Businesses an Entrepreneurial Advantage
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Family firms, unlike non-family firms, value a learning-based path to entrepreneurship, which plays to women’s strengths. Read More...
Why Some Job Seekers Avoid Family Firms
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Family firm branding can make a company appear authentic, but it's also important to convey innovativeness, prestige, and a fair shot at getting ahead. Read More...
The 11 Digital Warning Signs of Conflict Escalation in Business Families
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Digital communication speeds up family business decisions—but it also accelerates conflict. Based on 100+ pages of real emails and texts, here are 11 signs that an all-out brawl is coming. Read More...
When Family Business Reputation Helps—and When It Hurts
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Family firms often enjoy strong consumer goodwill, until they engage in deliberate misconduct -- when higher expectations can produce deeper disappointment and sharper backlash. Read More...