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Five failed family business dynasties
Some of these dynasties lasted for hundreds of years and were brought down by a quick succession of events
Five things Sir Adrian Cadbury’s life can teach family businesses
A pioneer when it came to corporate governance, but he also failed to keep the family business together…
Five next gens to watch – four doing well, one doing not so well
Some of these leaders will become household names in the years ahead
Five things we can learn from Johanna Quandt
Her understated approach to BMW and her family was crucial to the success of the family business
Interview: Subra Eassuwaren and why spirituality has helped the family business
Stakeholder values are clearly set out by one of Sri Lanka’s best known family businesses
An uncle/nephew dispute like no other
The lawyers look to be the biggest beneficiaries of an ongoing dispute between uncle and nephew for control…
Five family businesses run by woman
A recent report predicts that women will increasingly lead family businesses as more families decide…
Greek family businesses – five notable ones
Economists estimate that the Greek economy has shrunk by at least 25% since it entered a prolonged recession…
Interview: Jan Olszewski – sometimes it pays to leave the family business
For the second generation it can be tough
L’Oreal success defined by being family owned
Despite the fact that the family that controls L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group in terms of …
Five octogenarian family business leaders still going strong
Succession experts say that business leaders should hand over power in their sixties
When the adopted son takes the business
A fight between the patriarch of a 100-year-old conglomerate and an adopted son has blown up, and gone…