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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?
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How does family involvement shape what actually happens inside the boardroom?

Inside four Argentine family firms, role clarity and power balance quietly decide board effectiveness.

September 13, 2025
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Whose advice should CEOs trust in radical innovation?

When facing uncertainty, is it wiser to listen to the CMO or the CTO?

September 12, 2025
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Does Age Really Matter for Entrepreneurs?

When wisdom and financial freedom fuel entrepreneurship

September 11, 2025
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How can family firms design corporate venturing without losing control or legacy?

A systematic review maps the ownership, family, and business conditions that shape venturing forms and results in family firms.

August 15, 2025
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How do life events shape ownership transfers?

More than shares: a life course view on ownership in family business

August 1, 2025
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What happens when male founders invite women onto their boards?

Unlocking Growth: How Female Directors Transform Male-Led Startups

June 4, 2025
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How can family and non-family members alike feel true ownership of the business?

Collective psychological ownership in family firms: Why “ours” matters more than “mine”

June 3, 2025
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Can running a business help mothers rewrite the rules of parenting?

Redefining motherhood through entrepreneurship in Sweden

April 27, 2025
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Why do family firms sacrifice success to save their legacy?

When crisis strikes, why do family businesses hold on to struggling legacy ventures?

April 4, 2025
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Why do women-led tech firms appear less entrepreneurial, and what actually helps?

How employees perceive women leaders, not just senior gatekeepers, shapes a venture’s entrepreneurial orientation.

April 4, 2025
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Can emotional ties to land and family business shape decisions after displacement?

Why some families reinvest while others walk away

March 31, 2025
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Why do mergers between family firms protect jobs and outperform the rest?

Family ownership drives employee retention and superior post-merger performance

March 25, 2025
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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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