Successor Team Dynamics in Family Firms
(Authors: John James Cater III, Roland E. Kidwell, and Kerri M. Camp) Research Applied précis prepared by Barbara Dartt, The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc.
Technological Innovation Inputs, Outputs, and Performance: The Moderating Role of Family Involvement in Management
In their review of the literature, the authors felt that previous researchers took too short-term a view of firm performance, overlooking critical issues.
Podcasts with 2015 FBR Best Article Award Winners
This week we are pleased to feature two podcasts with the FBR Best Article Award winners for 2015: Congratulations to Trish Reay and Jane Glover for their winning article.
Sustaining the Family Business with Minimal Financial Rewards: How Do Family Farms Continue?
Thanks to Jane Glover and Karen Vinton, FBR assistant editor, for this podcast on Sustaining the Family Business with Minimal Financial Rewards: How Do Family Farms Continue?
Implications of Family Business Employment for Employees’ Innovative Work Involvement
Thanks to Yannick Bammens and Karen Vinton, FBR assistant editor, for this podcast on Sustaining the Family Business with Minimal Financial Rewards: How Do Family Farms Continue?
The Private Trust Company
Thanks to this week’s contributor Laurent Roux of Gallatin Wealth Management for his thoughtful and informative article on the Private Trust Company (PTC).
An Interview with Holly Isdale on Cyber Safe Families
Thanks to Holly Isdale of Wealthaven and Lanie Jordan for this timely podcast on cyber safe families.
How Are Family Businesses Having a Positive Impact on Society?
Please enjoy this week’s blog on “How Are Family Businesses Having a Positive Impact on Society?” by Peter Englisch of the EY Global Family Business Center of Excellence.
The Challenge of Developing Next Generation Leadership Presence in a Family Business
Thanks to Denise Federer for a new take on Next Gen leadership and how advisors can help adult children of business owners gain the respect and trust of company employees.
Building Entrepreneurs Across Generations Requires Influence
When Allan R. Cohen and David L. Bradford first published Influence without Authority in 1990, most companies were hierarchical and running on principles derived from the military or early bureaucracies.
Rising Female Power in Asian Business Families: Evolving advising practices?
Female entrepreneurship and leadership is gaining momentum in Asia. Asian female entrepreneurs create more and more wealth.
Advising a Female Leader in a Family Firm: A case study
Women do it differently, we’re told, and this is true of many influential women in family firms.
The Family Office: The glue to keep Chinese families together
Chinese business families are facing generational transitions, often subject to the curse of “wealth does not go beyond three generations.” In many of these entrepreneurial families, the business itself is a means to keep the entire family together.
The Evolution of the “Hub and Spoke” Model to a “Family Board” Model
Hong Kong has had many well-publicized family business disputes in recent years. One such dispute involves a famous roast goose restaurant in the heart of the Central District called Yung Kee.
On the Origin of a Successful Successor
Where do credible, capable, and confident successors come from? In short, they evolve through a series of incremental developments over time.
Changing Times for Business Families in Asia: The role of family business advisors
Family firms play an integral role in many of Asia’s economies. Unlike their counterparts in the United States and Europe, which have several generations of sustained transitions, the majority of Asian family firms are relatively young.
The Evolution of Japanese Family Business Governing Principles
Japan is known as a country of long-lived firms. We have almost 3,937 companies that have been in business for more than 200 years.
The Evolution of the Field of Family Business: Views from Northwestern’s Center for Family Enterprises
While family-owned businesses have existed and evolved for centuries, knowledge of their systemic distinctiveness has a far more recent origin. Research in the field dates from just 25 to 30 years ago, but has since evolved at an exponential rate. Fortunately, this recent origin means that pioneers are still around and able to reflect on the evolution of the field. In this interview, Ken Moores talks with the co-directors of Northwestern University’s Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises, John Ward and Justin Craig. John was there at the beginning while Justin, a
Evolving from We Win to Win-Win
According to statistics, 75% of current companies listed among America’s Top 500 won’t exist in 2027.
Collaborating: The 5th C that evolves clients to sustainable competitive advantage
As advisors, we seek to help our clients evolve to different places. Sometimes this entails changing strategies, growing the business, advancing the professionalization agenda, developing next generation leaders or increasing knowledge and awareness of their uniqueness.