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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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How does divorce reshape family businesses and what can we do about it?

Swedish legal analysis reveals how marital breakdowns threaten firm continuity and what safeguards work

May 1, 2016
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Why is qualitative research still underused in family business studies?

A review of 26 influential studies finds the field prioritizes method over foundational inquiry

March 31, 2016
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What happens when a family’s past shapes every business decision?

A century-long case study of MoDo reveals how path dependence turns legacy into strategic rigidity

March 1, 2016
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How can family businesses design new product development that actually works?

Six family SMEs reveal how team structure, leadership roles, and incentives shape innovation outcomes

January 18, 2016
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How do emotional bonds, trust, and conflict shape innovation across generations?

Knowledge internalization within the family determines whether social capital translates into product development

January 15, 2016
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Does your age and culture shape your motivation to start a business?

Data from 13,963 potential entrepreneurs across 21 countries reveals age-culture interaction effects on self-employment motivation

October 19, 2015
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What if the business you built also reshaped your marriage and sense of self?

A four-year case study of a Turkish-Swedish couple reveals how gender and ethnicity shape entrepreneurial identity

September 16, 2015
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How can preparation determine the success of intergenerational ownership succession?

A preparatory framework based on 127 Swedish family firms shifts the focus from outcomes to readiness

July 15, 2015
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Could non-family connections be the secret ingredient for family business success?

Non-family social capital drives firm performance more strongly than family ties and amplifies their effect

June 29, 2015
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Can having more family member advisors help or hurt your business?

An inverted U-shaped relationship reveals the risks of too many family voices in advisory roles

May 26, 2015
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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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