Luck of the Irish: Being multi-generational has nothing to do with luck!
As in all developed nations, the family business is the economic and social bedrock of the Irish economy. The Irish Prime Minister, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, bore testament to this fact.
Thoughts on Selling a Team Leadership Strategy Plan to Family Businesses
Thanks to this week’s contributor, FFI Fellow JP Roy, for his article, “Thoughts on Selling a Team Leadership Strategy Plan to Family Businesses”.
Research: Data and Opportunities
This week The Practitioner invites you to take part in gathering data on family enterprises around the world.
Research Gives Family Businesses a Voice on Capitol Hill
“Family businesses in America generate 50% of the jobs, 64% of GDP and account for 61% of all privately owned businesses.
Campden Wealth Launches Top 75 Global Challengers Study on Family Businesses
In 2015, Campden Wealth conducted a private study on the Top 25 100% wholly-owned family businesses to profile their DNA and the drivers of their success.
The Driving Force of Family Businesses
Thanks to this week’s blogger, Luke Simmering, for his focus on the “driving force” in family business.
Most Cited Articles in FBR
This issue features the “most cited” articles in FBR as identified by JCR in its 2016 report. Congratulations to these authors for their influential articles in the academic world.
An Interview with Fredda Herz Brown and Carolyn D. Greenspon
This podcast includes Fredda’s comments on how FFI has changed in 30 years and comments from both Fredda and Carolyn on a model they use in their consulting engagements that mirrors the message they want to send to clients.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for the Practitioner
Thanks to Kim Schneider Malek for her précis on Family Governance at Work: Organizing for New Product Development in Family SMEs by Alfredo De Massis.
Family Governance at Work: Organizing for new product development in family SMEs
Research Applied précis prepared by Kim Schneider Malek, Family Enterprise Alliance, LLC Innovation is more than just a hot topic for start-up companies.
Interview with Josip Kotlar
Kaitlin Pollard of SAGE publications and Karen Vinton, assistant editor of FBR, interview with co-author Josip Kotlar.
Research Applied: FBR Précis for the Practitioner
Continuing with the précis for the June issue of FBR, The Practitioner thanks précis authors Nava Michael-Tsabari, Andrew Heir and Thomas V. Schwarz for their analysis and commentary on the following articles.
Takeover Premiums and Family Blockholders
Does the presence of a blockholder (i.e., a shareholder controlling at least 25% of the voting rights) affect the strategic decision-making of a publicly traded firm?
Institutional Reforms and the Effects of Family Control on Corporate Governance
The authors of this study were interested in the effect of institutional transformation on family firm performance.
The Case Study In Family Business: An Analysis of Current Research Practices and Recommendations
Case study has emerged as a prominent methodological approach for qualitative researchers interested in family business (FB).
Research Applied: FBR Précis for the Practitioner
Perhaps the most talked about and, recently, the most studied theory of family business is the theory of socioemotional wealth (SEW), the emotional – not economic – benefits of controlling a family business.
The Dog and the Relationship Theory by Richard
This week The Practitioner features a story with a surprise ending. Thanks to Lenka Beinhoff for “The Dog and the Relationship Theory by Richard".
Myths and Realities about Culture and Families: Examples of Latin families
Culture is often thought of as a set of fixed, rigid, unchangeable characteristics belonging to a group in a specific geographic area.
Resilience: An essential approach to the boundaries among family, business, and ownership for the sustainability of the system
Thanks to Patricia Annino of Prince Lobel Tye, LLP and James Rappaport of the New Boston Fund, Inc. for this week’s article on boundaries and how they might snap — or not.
An Interview with Doug Box
Please enjoy a podcast with Doug Box of Box Family Advisors. In this interview with Lanie Jordan, Doug shares the story of his family’s business and how he, as an advisor, would have dealt with them as the client family.