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What world leaders can learn from family business leaders
Pundits in Washington should be careful not to paint the entire world of family enterprise with the same orange brush.
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Resilience in Family Enterprises
Studying the response of family enterprise systems to chronic market dysfunction and elevated risk can provide useful insights into organizational resilience.
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The Cheated Child
In a surprisingly high percentage of cases, the work of family business consulting includes an element of re-parenting.
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Demographics and Family Governance: The Vanishing Middle
Many family businesses have a problem with recruitment into governance roles, and the family labor pool is a critical issue.
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The dilemma of the mature family council
Over the past three decades, many business families have formed a Council. The oldest Councils have started asking “What do we do now?”
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The “Forgotten” Generation of Family Businesses
What have we learned about efficient (and less anxiety-raising) ways to apply the family’s human capital over time?
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A Brief Note on Family Philanthropy
Although we have long seen philanthropy connected with many family firms, today we are experiencing an acceleration of this practice.
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Governing the Family Enterprise
A very small part of the academic research on governance has taken into account family ownership and the special nature of family firm governance.
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The Psychology of Decision-Making
As the economy improves, middle market executives can move past risk-aversion and focus on growth.
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Should private banks be in the family-business business?
Only if they deliver services that provide comprehensive solutions.
