Governance
Why VW’s clunky governance is perfect
The turmoil at the top of the family-controlled German car giant might suggest things are chaotic, but…
Middle East family businesses bogged down with disputes
Conflicts are breaking out much more among the members of family-controlled companies when the patriarch…
Euthanasia as an exit strategy
Much family businesses strategy is aimed at keeping firms going for ever.
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.
Will nepotism solve India’s women problem?
New rules say that Indian firms have to have at least one woman on the board.
Why the family myth matters
Family businesses which focus on the founder's genius are more likely to be badly managed and stuck in…
Family businesses prefer hiring internally for top positions
New research says that family businesses prefer to look to the family for a new CEO, and then other internal…
Central European family businesses cry out for knowledge
A new association representing family businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia underlines the desire…
Size matters for Italian family firms
Family businesses are much smaller in Italy than they are in France and Germany.
Family ownership is a remedy for absolutist CEOs
Research shows that power is becoming concentrated at large American companies.
Tax changes vex German family businesses
Mittelstand businesses are concerned that changes to how they are taxed will damage them, and that in…