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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?
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Can being too successful as an entrepreneur discourage your kids from following in your footsteps?

Parental entrepreneurial success boosts children’s confidence but can also trigger paralyzing comparison

May 5, 2017
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Why do family firms leave the stock market? Insights from a socioemotional wealth perspective

Two Swedish cases show how emotional legacy and identity outweigh stock market benefits

April 15, 2017
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Do family firms hold non-family CEOs to a harsher standard when performance drops?

Ownership structure and board composition shape how quickly outside leaders face the exit door

January 17, 2017
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Why do some family business leaders embrace risk while others avoid it?

Five theoretical lenses explain how psychology, governance, and values shape strategic risk

October 12, 2016
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How do everyday interactions shape power and identity in family firms?

Socio-symbolic ownership reveals how influence flows through vision, presence, and informal exchange

September 13, 2016
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Why do family businesses shut down ventures instead of selling them?

Identity, emotional ownership, and restart intentions explain why families close rather than divest

September 8, 2016
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What growth strategies do medium-sized firms actually use over time?

A longitudinal study of Swedish firms identifies eight distinct growth modes beyond the organic-acquisition binary

August 10, 2016
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Is your business using the right innovation approach for its stage of life?

How managers orchestrate resources for innovation differs sharply between growth and maturity stages

July 21, 2016
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Can storytelling about the past shape the future of your family business?

Heritage communication serves nine distinct strategic functions across marketing, governance, and culture

June 16, 2016
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How do family SMEs retain top talent without formal HR practices?

Relational capital and shared values substitute for structured HR systems in retaining key employees

May 17, 2016
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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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