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Businesses in trouble can reap benefits by displaying humility – but the rules differ for family and non-family firms. Across the United States, both family-run and nonfamily-run businesses have Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Paul Sanchez , Robert Pidduck , Duygu Phillips and Josh Daspit
‘ESG is an existential issue. Businesses that don’t demonstrate their commitment to sustainable practices could be punished by consumers, the media and even regulators.’ These are the words of Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Mat Hughes , Qilin Hu , Boyka Simeonova , Bingbing Ge , Wunnam Basit ISSAH , Sarah Jack , Paul Hughes , Siqi Dai and Martin Kemp
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. While approximately 75% of new jobs worldwide Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Duygu Phillips , Kristen Madison , Sandra Wolf , Andreas Hack and Franz Kellermanns
Ben Berger and Ron Nahass of RSM's Family Office talk about the benefits of letting trusted outsiders handle critical business functions. Operational excellence -- involving people, processes, Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Interviewee: Ben Berger , Ron Nahass
Beliefs about success, responsibility, and value creation reflect the time and place in which business owners grew up. Religion and strong family ties magnified the impact. Family business leaders Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Ileana Maldonado , Paul Sanchez and Annaleena Parhankangas
Beliefs about success, responsibility, and value creation are not formed in isolation—they are echoes of the time and place in which business owners grew up. Entrepreneurs don’t just wake up one Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Ileana Maldonado , Paul Sanchez and Annaleena Parhankangas
Being family-owned or socially responsible endears a business to consumers. Having both attributes mutes the impact of family ownership, and requires a different branding strategy. EDITOR’S NOTE: Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Philipp Jaufenthaler , Roland Schroll and Dhruv Grewal
A new report by the Family Business Research Foundation and the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows families control 93 percent of UK firms. The UK’s Family Business Research Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Martin Kemp
A trustee mentality helps make large families with many shareholders more cohesive, and preserves wealth for generations. Business families with many shareholders and family members who have remained Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Fabian Simons , Raphaëlle Mattart and Heiko Kleve
A handover often marks the end of life as the leader knows it and the start of a new and unfamiliar phase. A grieving process is not uncommon. For entrepreneurs, business shapes self-image and Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Simon Caspary , Tom Rüsen and Heiko Kleve