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Celebrating 20 Years of Academic Excellence and Practical Relevance
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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
How do life events shape ownership transfers?
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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
What happens when male founders invite women onto their boards?
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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
How can family and non-family members alike feel true ownership of the business?
Can an active, diverse board help family businesses expand globally?
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Can an active, diverse board help family businesses expand globally?

How board characteristics shape family SMEs' international success
November 28, 2022
How can family firms deepen non-family employees’ emotional connection
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How can family firms deepen non-family employees’ emotional connection

Can corporate responsibility and shared values turn outsiders into insiders?
November 11, 2022
How do generational shifts impact the performance of family businesses?
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How do generational shifts impact the performance of family businesses?

From tradition to transformation: how family generations shape business success
November 8, 2022
Can previous international work experience among co-founders speed up global expansion and improve performance?
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Can previous international work experience among co-founders speed up global expansion and improve performance?

Could working abroad together be the secret to smoother, smarter internationalization for new ventures?
October 4, 2022
What drives high growth in family SMEs?
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What drives high growth in family SMEs?

Can strong emotions drive sustained business growth in family firms?
September 17, 2022
Does women in power spark innovation in family firms?
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Does women in power spark innovation in family firms?

Do women family leaders hold the key to SME innovation?
April 7, 2022
Do rational entrepreneurs really make rational decisions?
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Do rational entrepreneurs really make rational decisions?

Why do family business leaders cling to failing ventures despite knowing better?
March 15, 2022
How do careers of family members unfold?
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How do careers of family members unfold?

What happens when personal dreams and family legacy ambitions collide?
March 8, 2022
Can unrelated families unite for breakthrough innovation in their shared business?
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Can unrelated families unite for breakthrough innovation in their shared business?

Can emotional legacy and bold innovation go hand in hand in family businesses?
February 23, 2022
What happens when family leaders put people before policies?
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What happens when family leaders put people before policies?

How do family values shape the way businesses care for their people?
November 1, 2021
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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.

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.

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