Interview: Leila Wilcox of Wilcox Limousines
She has brought her family's third-generation hearse and limousine-making business into the 21st century,…
Family drift is behind the Piech-Porsche rift
Problems between the two sides of VW's controlling families are nothing new, but the latest crisis shows…
Pirelli and the limits of the free market
It may have been owned by a tangle of families that offends purists, but there is something to be said…
Next gens say “no thanks” to family businesses
New research from St Gallen University shows that just 3
Interview: Andrew Maloney of the Tulla Group
The second-gen of Australia's stud-farm-to-copper-mines conglomerate has continued his business's drive…
Will nepotism solve India’s women problem?
New rules say that Indian firms have to have at least one woman on the board
Three lessons from Lee Kuan Yew, the ultimate patriarch
Singapore's founding father was a huge figure in the city state's life, and his death raises issues familiar…
Why the family myth matters
Family businesses which focus on the founder's genius are more likely to be badly managed and stuck in…
Educating family business owners – five schools they attend
Many successful family business people attend certain schools - here are five with excellent family business…
The three archetypes that make good non-family CEOs
What makes a good non-family business CEO? Search firm Egon Zehnder says that the successful candidate…
In praise of family-owned banks
A hedge fund that is unhappy with Bank of East Asia, the last family bank in Hong Kong, has a point but…
Why the family business brand is becoming so important
An increasing number of family businesses are using the family part of their business in their branding…