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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
Does founding their own venture make family business offspring more likely to take over?
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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
How do family SMEs expand abroad without losing their local roots?
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Does parental leave at the top hurt innovation in small and medium-sized firms?

Swedish data reveal no harm to innovation, and clear gains in small, long-tenured teams

May 15, 2026
Does parental leave at the top hurt innovation in small and medium-sized firms?

Why do family firms turn risk into reward in a crisis but not in calm?

Family control lifts the returns from risk in distressed firms, but lowers them when healthy.

July 1, 2023
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Can having more women on the board improve financial outcomes for family businesses?

Women on Board. How gender diversity lowers the cost of capital in family firms

June 22, 2023
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Can nonfinancial reporting help family businesses succeed?

Nonfinancial reporting in family firms. Key insights and practical implications

June 20, 2023
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What happens when a family business stops telling the world it's family-owned?

When do family firms decide to go silent?

May 26, 2023
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How can small businesses foster innovation through a sense of ownership?

Psychological ownership and management innovation in SMEs: A study of Hoshin Kanri implementation

May 22, 2023
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How do family firms balance risk and opportunity in acquisition decisions?

Acquisition relatedness in family firms: the role of environmental uncertainty and institutional context

May 2, 2023
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How can a family firm grow stronger each time it is knocked down?

A century-old smokehouse reveals how surviving one crisis builds strength to beat the next.

April 25, 2023
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Why do some families spark entrepreneurs while others quietly hold them back?

A study of 8,162 Chinese households shows diversity and shared meals shape start-ups.

April 23, 2023
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What roles do widows play in family businesses after the unexpected loss of a spouse?

Widows in family business: navigating sudden succession and leadership transition

April 14, 2023
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Letting go, moving forward: What happens to psychological ownership when a family sells the business?

Can you “feel like an owner” after you’re no longer an owner?

April 5, 2023
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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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