Competition: Then and now
This week’s blog deals with competition – but not with the competitors you might imagine! The Practitioner loves competition! And even if you’re not a fan of sports, it’s hard to avoid the topic right now.
Inside Out: Rethinking estate planning for family businesses
A perennial topic from a new perspective. Read Roy P. Kozupsky’s (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP,) and Amy Renkert-Thomas’ (Withers Consulting Group) blog “Inside Out: Rethinking estate planning for family businesses”.
Mentoring Across Family-Owned Businesses
This issue concludes a three-week series of précis on the five articles in the September issue of FBR. Thanks to Ivan Lansberg for this thoughtful piece on “Mentoring Across Family-Owned Businesses”.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for the Practitioner
Continuing our Research Applied précis for the September issue of FBR. Go here for Ken Moores précis on Linking Bonding and Bridging Ownership Social Capital in Private Firms: Moderating Effects of ownership-management overlap and family firm identity.
Linking Bonding and Bridging Ownership Social Capital in Private Firms: Moderating effects of ownership-management overlap and family firm identity
The family effect is generally regarded as the differentiating factor between family and non-family firms.
Is Diversity Management Related to Financial Performance in Family Firms?
Compelled by regulatory and market forces, organizations are adopting measures for increased diversity in the workforce, top management teams and boards of directors.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for the Practitioner
Two provocative articles on internal and external advisors to family enterprises.
Which Type of Advisors Do Family Businesses Trust Most? An exploratory application of socioemotional selectivity
Can a theory from the field of psychology help build our understanding of family business leaders’ decision making and, in particular, in their choice of advisors?
All in the Family? An exploratory study of family member advisors and firm performance
Research Applied précis prepared by Thomas V. Schwarz, Babson College & Black Forest, LLC Almost all firms use advisors of some type.