Governance
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…
Succession and the single child
This week has seen a spate of bad - and in one case tragic - stories involving the children of wealthy…
The Heineken formula: luck and longevity
Family businesses are never short of people telling them how to ensure succession goes smoothly, but…
What exactly does Ingvar Kamprad own?
When the founder of IKEA disagreed with a Swiss magazine about his worth, it might have seemed a trivial…
Who really controls a family business? Ask Sika’s managers
The family owners of Swiss engineering and manufacturing firm Sika have sold the business without asking…
Family members vs family business
Research about the composition of European family business boards shows that they are dominated by family…
In praise of heirs
People often talk about business founders, the buccaneering entrepreneurs, as heroes