Research Applied: FBR Précis on Socioemotional Wealth and Its Influence on CSR Strategy
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Navneet Bhatnagar, for sharing his précis of “Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy” – an article that appears in the June 2023 issue of FBR.
A Simple Model for Strategic Planning in Family Businesses
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Maria Milanetti, for her article that presents a simplified model for engaging family enterprise clients in an efficient strategic planning process.
Balancing Representation with Qualification on Family Business Boards
In this week’s FFI Practitioner, contributors Omar Romman and Ben Francois explore the topic of how to balance family member and independent director participation on the board.
How Positive Psychology Can Help Family Enterprises Flourish
The FFI Practitioner podcast is pleased to host Doug Gray, PhD, discussing the field of positive psychology, 360 assessments, and how both can help family enterprise advisors with their clients.
Evolving the Conversation: The future of family enterprise and research
This week’s FFI Practitioner features four sessions to be presented at the October FFI global conference in New York.
The Corporate Transparency Act Part Two: The impact on family firms doing business in the US
This week’s FFI Practitioner concludes a two-part overview by Matthew Erskine and Jonathan Wilson about the Corporate Reporting Act and its impact on family enterprises.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Paul Andrews of Family Business United
This week we are pleased to continue our series of guest curated FFI Practitioner articles with Paul Andrews, editor of Family Business United.
Adam Smith’s Virtual Values Director
This week, FFI Practitioner is pleased to share a second article by Ken McCracken in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of economist and philosopher, Adam Smith.
The Corporate Transparency Act: Changing the Way Families Doing Business in the United States Think About Confidentiality and Data
Thank you to this week’s contributors, Matthew Erskine and Jonathan Wilson, for providing an overview of the Corporate Reporting Act, which is scheduled to take effect in the US in the beginning of 2024.
Leadership Succession: Selecting an internal or external successor?
This week, Paolo Morosetti explores the complexities involved in the process of selecting the successor in a family enterprise and shares an approach to help your clients answer the fundamental question of whether to select an internal or external successor.
Differences Among Family Firms: What the Research Shows
The FFI Practitioner podcast is pleased to host GEN Faculty member and FFI Fellow Francesco Barbera, discussing heterogeneity among family firms.
Challenges of the Sandwich Generation in Leading a Family Enterprise
Thanks to the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group and Yirhan Sim for this week’s edition that features a family enterprise case that demonstrates the challenges experienced by the “sandwich generation” through the transition to lead a family enterprise.
Becoming a More Conscious Advisor: Models for Managing Differences
For this week’s FFI Practitioner podcast, we are pleased to host a conversation with GEN Faculty member and FFI Fellow Dennis Jaffe, Marta Widz, and Hakim Benbadra, to discuss models for managing conflict in enterprise families.
FFI Practitioner: Most Popular Articles from the First Quarter of 2023
We hope you’ve been enjoying the articles published in FFI Practitioner so far this year.
Creating Value in the Family Enterprise: A negotiation perspective
In this week’s edition of FFI Practitioner, Jack Troast shares lessons on negotiation that he’s developed over his 25-year career as a mediator and family enterprise advisor.
The ZOPA Model: An approach for navigating emotional negotiations in family enterprises
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Doug Gray, for providing an overview of a model that can help your family enterprise clients negotiate emotional topics.
The Virtual Family Enterprise Advisor Has Arrived
Thank you to this week’s contributor, Sajjad Hamid, for his article exploring digital tools that family enterprise advisors can use to expand their practice.
FFI Practitioner Articles We Love: Part 1 of a Series
This week we are pleased to introduce a series of guest curated FFI Practitioner articles.
Discussing Prenuptial Agreements with Next-Generation Family Members
In this week’s issue of FFI Practitioner, Matthew Erskine considers the ways that a prenuptial agreement can be an effective tool for family enterprises not only to protect family assets, but to articulate their philosophy and vision for the family’s future.
Sympathy and Succession: Lessons from history
This year is the 300th anniversary of notable economist and philosopher Adam Smith’s birth.