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Anxiety, depression, and other conditions disrupt business operations and strain relationships. Ignoring them won’t make them go away. In the world of family businesses, success often comes with a Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Andrew Keyt
Family businesses should consider a social media policy as a relatively “low-hanging fruit” to introduce the next generation to governance work. Does your business family have a social media Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Tom Rüsen and Rebecca DeYarman
The emotional connection that families have with their companies can encourage good performance -- even from employees with narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. EDITOR’S NOTE: This Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Benjamin McLarty and Daniel T. Holt
Over the past month the entertainment world has been buzzing about the reunion of Oasis, one of the major bands of the '90s. This concerns brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who were able to rise to Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Salvatore Sciascia
Many legendary business leaders -- think Steve Jobs, or Elon Musk -- have had troubled personal lives. According to business advisor and author David Werdiger, the same traits that make someone Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Kimberly Eddleston and David Werdiger
The stories that families tell about their past matter. Here are some ways that families can begin to use the past to serve their present-day goals. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced in Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Christina Lubinski and William Gartner
Families can get emotionally attached to laggards in their portfolios and avoid taking tough but necessary action, putting the entire enterprise in peril. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Marina Palm , Vanessa Diaz Moriana and Nadine Kammerlander
Kimberly Eddleston, Founding Editor of FamilyBusiness.org and a longtime contributor to its sister publication EIX, was recently honored by the Academy of Management (AOM) with its 2024 Practice of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Catherine Buday
The decision to disclose strategy information is critical, as it reveals managerial actions, providing financial stakeholders with the information required to assess the firm’s competitive Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Rafaela Gjergji , Luigi Vena , Giovanna Campopiano , Salvatore Sciascia and Alessandro Cortesi
Values can form a strong foundation for a family business. Through shared values, we feel united and form a bond of culture, history, and pride. This bond can motivate each member of the family to Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Eva Fischer Hansen