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What changes when innovation is managed across the whole entrepreneurial family galaxy?

Five galaxy dimensions help families govern innovation across firms, family offices and foundations

September 27, 2026
What changes when innovation is managed across the whole entrepreneurial family galaxy?

Why do younger siblings join the family firm first and leave it sooner?

Swedish register data show birth order shapes who joins, who leads, and who leaves.

September 23, 2026
Why do younger siblings join the family firm first and leave it sooner?
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How do business families move in and out of sustainability projects without losing influence?

Nine sustainability projects in Mexico and Colombia show family involvement shifting between proximity and distance.

August 22, 2026
How do business families move in and out of sustainability projects without losing influence?

What changes when innovation is managed across the whole entrepreneurial family galaxy?

Five galaxy dimensions help families govern innovation across firms, family offices and foundations

September 27, 2026

Why do younger siblings join the family firm first and leave it sooner?

Swedish register data show birth order shapes who joins, who leads, and who leaves.

September 23, 2026
Article

How do business families move in and out of sustainability projects without losing influence?

Nine sustainability projects in Mexico and Colombia show family involvement shifting between proximity and distance.

August 22, 2026

Fifteen years on, has the practice lens revealed where family business strategy really happens?

Thirty-four studies show the practice perspective reframes succession and strategy, yet remains underused.

August 21, 2026

Do single family offices make good owners of the companies they buy?

Firms owned through a family office earn less, unless a family member stays involved

August 21, 2026

Does charitable giving before CEO succession help family firms perform better afterwards?

Giving before a handover lifts family firm value, but governance decides whether investors believe it

August 1, 2026

When do family firms with stronger family control actually invest in green innovation?

Local government priorities and proximity decide whether controlling families steward the environment or hold back

July 20, 2026

How do single-family offices turn impact intentions into real change in portfolio companies?

Four translation logics show why family offices with similar impact goals reach different outcomes.

June 26, 2026
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Does founding their own venture make family business offspring more likely to take over?

Entrepreneurship experience boosts succession odds, until a thriving venture makes staying away more tempting.

May 29, 2026
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How do family SMEs expand abroad without losing their local roots?

Four Swedish firms show how local ties can become a springboard for global growth.

May 24, 2026
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Every article now has a DOI and the archive is easier to explore

DOIs and an ISSN, a new Navigator for the archive, and a new version of Spotty

October 22, 2026
Two hundred articles, and we are only getting started

Spotlight reaches 200 research summaries making CeFEO research accessible to many

June 1, 2026
Meet Spotty: your AI-powered research translator

Spotlight's chatbot puts over 150 research summaries at your fingertips

May 29, 2026
What's new on Spotlight

An overview of CeFEO research published in 2025

January 28, 2026
What is Spotlight?

Celebrating 20 Years of Academic Excellence and Practical Relevance

May 29, 2026
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Spotlight is an innovative online family business magazine designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and the real-world needs of practitioners, owners, and policymakers.
Drawing on the latest findings from the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping International Business School, Spotlight delivers insightful, accessible summaries of key research topics.
Our mission is to keep the family business community informed and empowered by offering actionable insights, expert analyses, and forward-thinking strategies that enhance business leadership and ownership practices for long-term success.

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Spotlight is generously supported by the WIFU Foundation, which promotes research, education, and dialogue in the field of family business. This partnership enables us to continue bridging academic insights and real-world practice for the advancement of responsible family entrepreneurship and ownership.

The Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) is a leading research centre in family business and ownership studies.
Since its foundation in 2005, CeFEO follows the steering idea of combining “Academic Excellence and Practical Relevance”. This mission means to combine rigorous academic research at the international frontier, which the creation and diffusion of knowledge that is practically relevant for companies, organizations and individual stakeholders with an interest in ownership and family business issues. With over 50 scholars and 30 affiliated researchers, CeFEO seeks a double through research, education, and outreach, both in the academic community and in the broader society.

The WIFU Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2009 to promote research, education, and the transfer of knowledge in the field of family entrepreneurship. Supported by over 80 family businesses from German-speaking countries, the Foundation advances the creation and dissemination of high-quality, practice-oriented knowledge about family enterprises and entrepreneurial families. The WIFU Foundation fosters an open, confidential exchange among family businesses and scholars, bridging theory and practice. Its mission is guided by values of trust, respect, openness, authenticity, and intergenerational dialogue, ensuring a vibrant and future-oriented community for sustainable family entrepreneurship.

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