management
Two studies show the growing value – and shortages – of outside managers for family businesses
Family businesses reckon that recruiting and retaining talented staff is their biggest issue..
If family firms have weak management why do they perform so well?
An MBA-type approach to management efficiency might be of little importance to family businesses
Interview: Ghassan Nuqul on governance and growth
Great governance has helped Nuqul become one of the Middle East's most successful family businesses
Loyalty and romance in family businesses
It is not uncommon for several generations of a non-owning family to work for a family company
Five lessons from François Michelin
The third generation head of the family tyre business died his week aged 88
Interview: Leila Wilcox of Wilcox Limousines
She has brought her family's third-generation hearse and limousine-making business into the 21st century,…
Viewpoint: Outsiders can solve the growth conundrum
Family businesses face many challenges to remain competitive, and the best solution is often to bring…
Three lessons from Lee Kuan Yew, the ultimate patriarch
Singapore's founding father was a huge figure in the city state's life, and his death raises issues familiar…
Why the family myth matters
Family businesses which focus on the founder's genius are more likely to be badly managed and stuck in…
The three archetypes that make good non-family CEOs
What makes a good non-family business CEO? Search firm Egon Zehnder says that the successful candidate…
ViewPoint: How policymakers can help family firms
They often concentrate on SMEs, but if politicians really want to boost economic growth they should help…
ViewPoint: How do you plan for the long-term?
Many family firms find it hard to think 20 years ahead, but whatever their plans for the business they…