Research Applied: FBR Précis on When Family Business Meets Social Enterprise
FFI Practitioner is pleased to invite Robert Randolph to discuss his September 2022 Family Business Review article, “When Family Business Meets Social Enterprise: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda,” cowritten with Benjamin Alexander, Kristen Madison, and Francesco Barbera.
Family Enterprise Advantage: Overcoming the “liabilities of newness”
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow Lloyd Steier provides an overview of the “liabilities of newness” concept and then uses family business examples to illustrate how the concept can be helpful to practitioners by explaining the family advantage in firm creation, survival, and success.
FFI Global Conference Keynote Speakers and MIT’s Cutting-Edge Initiatives
This week’s FFI Practitioner features the five distinguished keynote presenters headlining the October FFI global conference, presented in collaboration with academic host MIT Sloan School of Management.
Commentary #4 on The Governance Marathon: A research report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
This week we are pleased to continue our series of commentaries on the report, sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society, entitled The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in Entrepreneurial Families Amid Disruptions.
“I’m Never Working for My Family Business.” What I Learned from My Transition to My Family Business and Becoming a Family Advisor
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, members of FFI’s Asian Circle Virtual Study Group, Kimberly Go and FFI Fellow Paul Chung, explore the complex choices facing next gen family members about whether to join the family business and the role of family business advisors in helping the family navigate these decisions.
The Challenges of Working with a “Flat FOOT” Enterprise
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, Steve Legler shares his observation that, in some family enterprises, when a generational shift occurs, an existing corporate hierarchy may transform into a less defined and ambiguous structure when the next gen leaders have roughly equivalent managerial roles.
Family Enterprise Conflict, Strategy, and Projects: Thoughts on their relationship
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Ricardo Mejia, for his article exploring how implementing short-term strategic projects can further the alignment of owners and help manage conflict within the family enterprise.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the Second Quarter of 2022
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year. This week, we’re pleased to share the most popular editions from the second quarter of 2022!
Planning for the Sudden Death of a Family Business Leader
In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, FFI Fellow Patricia Annino explores the impact that the sudden death of a family business leader can have on the entire enterprise.
Commentary #3 on The Governance Marathon: A research report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
This week we are pleased to continue our series of commentaries on The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in Entrepreneurial Families Amid Disruptions, a report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society.
Starting on the Wrong Foot When Creating Family Offices?
According to this week’s contributor, Jim Coutre of Fidelity Family Office Services, in order to create better family offices, practitioners must be honest about what (or who) may be holding the family office back from delivering the highest value to their clients.
FFI Practitioner Authors Presenting at the FFI Global Conference in October
The program for the 2022 Global Conference, “Family Enterprise and the Fourth Economy: Internal and External Pressure to Change and Adapt,” to be held in Cambridge, MA, from October 26 to 29, has been announced.
Commentary #2 on The Governance Marathon: A research report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
This week we are pleased to continue our series of commentaries on the recently released report, sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society, entitled “The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in Entrepreneurial Families Amid Disruptions.”
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the First Quarter of 2022
We hope you’ve enjoyed all the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year. This week, we’re pleased to share the most popular ones from the first quarter!
Family Purpose in Family Firms: What it looks like and why it’s important
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Kendall Cotton Bronk, for her article summarizing the results of a research project exploring the role of family purpose in well-established family enterprises.
Wealthy Women as an Accelerator for Sustainability Impact
This week, we are pleased to share a summary of a recent survey of wealthy Nordic women aimed at gaining a better understanding of what drives their investing decisions.
FFI Practitioner: Conflict in family enterprises
All family enterprise systems will experience conflict at some point. This week, we are pleased to share a collection of articles published in FFI Practitioner that highlight the impacts of conflict within family enterprises and provide suggestions to advisors to help guide their work helping their clients to manage these conflicts.
Commentary #1 on The Governance Marathon: A research report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
This week, we are pleased to share a commentary about the recently released report sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society titled, “The Governance Marathon: Dynamic Durability in Entrepreneurial Families amid Disruptions.”
Family Business Advisor to Knowledge Solopreneur
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Sajjad Hamid, for his article exploring the Knowledge Solopreneur Development Model.
Can NFTs Save a NASCAR ARCA Career?
Recently, NFTs have become a popular topic for enterprising families considering whether to invest in the digital collectibles as a way to diversify their assets.