Governance
Who will watch the watchmen? Family members, that’s who
A recent study argues that non-family CEOs are best for family firms, but only when monitored by a group…
Do cricket-loving CEOs really damage the economy?
A paper from a think-tank suggests that family members work so much less than non-family peers that their…
Wall Street takes on the Japanese robot masters
Two American hedge funds are pressuring family-controlled firms in Asia on their governance, but they…
Succession lessons from King Lear
Over the coming decades thousands of family businesses will transfer to the next generation.
Will family firms continue to dominate emerging markets?
At the moment up to 90% of businesses in some emerging markets are either founder or family owned.
Family businesses and their role in the revolution
A French lawyer thinks that their collaborative nature means that family businesses are playing a leading…
Anarchy, holacracy and family
Leaderless organisations are all the rage, but successful ones are few and far between.
Niki Lauda’s lessons in risk-management
Modern business families have a huge variety of complex risks to cope with and evidence suggests that…
The House of Saud demonstrates how not to manage succession
The Saudis have broken every rule in the book, and the result is uncertainty.
The rise of sticky baton syndrome
Many current owners of family businesses are refusing to retire, leading to frustration among the next…
Four reasons to love non-family managers
Non-family managers might not have the same emotional attachment to a business, but they can be very…
Chaebols in Wonderland
A study finds that youngsters in South Korea's family-controlled conglomerates are promoted to senior…
The Lego-fication of the American family firm
A report by PwC suggests that big changes are afoot in American family companies, with the current family…