Governance
Family businesses embrace women in senior roles
Women are increasingly moving into the top positions in firms owned by families, meaning they are well-placed…
What behavioural economics tells us about nepotism
Behavioural biases can lead to poor decision-making about successors in family businesses
Hermès and the magic number
The French luxury house says that 250 is the optimum size for a workshop
Four ways to balance family and business aims
Leadership style and communication are the keys to good family business culture, which in turn tend to…
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…