Research Applied: FBR Précis for FFI Practitioner
This week’s FFI Practitioner continues the month-long series of editions relating to the theme of “Reflections.” Thank you to Ken Moores for this reflective précis, where he examines the research conducted about developing a legacy of an entrepreneurial mindset in “The Development of an Entrepreneurial Legacy: Exploring the Role of Anticipated Futures in Transgenerational Entrepreneurship,” an article that appears in the September 2018 issue of FBR.
Congratulations to the FFI 2018 Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce the FFI 2018 Award Recipients!
Family Firm Institute, Inc. Releases New Resource for Family Enterprises and their Professional Advisers
Accounting for between 65 and 85 percent of all businesses worldwide, family enterprises are crucial drivers of both the prosperity of nations and the global economy.
Eight Strategies for Conflict Management in Family Meetings
Thanks to Marianna Martinez, a member of the FFI IberoAmercian Virtual Study Group, for this article entitled, “Eight Strategies for Conflict Management in Family Meetings.” You have your choice of reading in in English or in Spanish! More articles from this group will be forthcoming. We appreciate their taking the lead in helping us publish in two languages!
The Consulting Process: The engagement letter
Thanks to this week’s contributor, Harvey Taraday of TCH Partners LLP for his comprehensive examination of an often utilized but seldom examined step of the consulting process, the engagement letter.
Congratulations to the FBR Best Article Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce that the award for the Best Article published in FBR in 2017 has been given to Daniel Holt and Kristen Madison from Mississippi State University and Franz Kellermanns from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, for their article “Variance in Family Members’ Assessments: The importance of dispersion modeling in family firm research.”
Family Business Longevity – A Flawed Quest?
Is the pursuit of longevity by family businesses a flawed goal? Almost every practitioner would strongly answer ‘no!” However, for this week’s edition, Asher Noor has decided to adopt the contrarian position in this provocative and Shakespearean inspired piece. Let the play begin!
Advisers for the New Generation: The connector, collaborator, and the co-investor
Thanks to this week’s contributors, Annie Koh and Esther Kong of Singapore Management University for providing a new perspective on how family business advisers can create trust and forge sustainable partnerships with the next generation. Their suggestion? The adviser should play the role of a Connector, Collaborator, and even a Co-Investor.
Announcing the 2018 FFI Global Conference Program
The 2018 Conference Program Committee is pleased to announce a wide-variety of educational sessions for this year’s conference in London.
Increasing Open Innovation in Family Firms
Family firms, like all modern businesses, must depend on growing levels of innovation in order to survive in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. This week, Diogo Cotta and Niklas Rossbach from Maastricht University discuss some alarming trends concerning innovation in family businesses and introduce a research project they’re conducting to learn more about how family businesses approach innovation opportunities.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for FFI Practitioner
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, we are pleased to share a compelling précis of “Nonfamily Members in Family Firms: A Review and Future Research Agenda” – an article that appears in the March 2018 issue of FBR. Thanks to Guido Corbetta of the FBR Research Applied Board for sharing an insightful review of the research’s key findings as well as discussing its practical implications for advisers in the field.
2018 FFI GEN Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
Applications for the 2018 Scholarships are now open and must be received by April 15, 2018.
2018 FFI Global Conference Winter Registration Rate Expiring Soon
Special winter rates for FFI members to register for the 2018 FFI Global Conference in London will expire at Midnight Eastern on March 21, 2018.
Special offering of GEN 503 in London on February 17, 2018
Take your skills to the next level. Enroll in this special early offering of GEN 503: Tools for Positive Change in Family Business Systems: Analysis and application
Announcing the new FFI GEN platform
We have been diligently working to enhance the online learning experience for our students. Our new platform has been completely redesigned allowing students to access the FFI GEN courses at any time on any device.
2018 FFI Global Conference Call for Proposals
Join the 2018 FFI Embankment Festival! Camp out on the Thames for three days as you challenge and joust with your intellectual and personal best self
Family Firm Institute Announces 2017 Academic Awards and Family Business Review (FBR) Awards
The Family Firm Institute (FFI) has announced the recipients of the 2017 Academic Awards and Family Business Review (FBR) Awards.
Congratulations to the 2017 Achievement Award Winners from the Family Firm Institute
The Family Firm Institute (FFI) has announced the recipients of the 2017 Awards for Achievement.
Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation
Whereas existing research on the longevity of family firms has focused on the survival of firms, this article investigates transgenerational entrepreneurship of families.