governance
All what’s wrong about governance correctness
Family businesses are increasingly being pushed to follow “good” governance, but does better governance lea…
The hidden costs associated with running a family office
They are much more prevalent in family offices then many would admit
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 octogenarian family business leaders still going strong
Succession experts say that business leaders should hand over power in their sixties
The rise of the blended family business
A Thyssen investment vehicle has purchased 60% of Italy's Petrovalves, creating a strange new sort of…
War & Piech: chairman loses VW battle
The chairman has resigned after two decades, but the German automaker's complex governance ought to ensure…
ViewPoint: Family capital is a powerful, dangerous force
Families have a unique currency, but it must be nurtured and directed correctly to become a positive…
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…
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…
Size matters for Italian family firms
Family businesses are much smaller in Italy than they are in France and Germany
Interview: Richard Simpson of Simpsons Malt
The fifth-generation head of a 153-year-old maltster has transformed a quintessentially traditional business…