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What is Spotlight?

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?
Why is synchronization the hidden superpower of successful family firms?
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Why is synchronization the hidden superpower of successful family firms?

How can family businesses unlock their innovation potential—without spending more or taking bigger risks?
October 27, 2021
Can family control and emotional attachments really change how businesses handle cash?
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Can family control and emotional attachments really change how businesses handle cash?

How do emotions, control, and governance shape the way family businesses manage their money?
October 26, 2021
What is the role of millennials in the internationalization of a family business?
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What is the role of millennials in the internationalization of a family business?

How do millennials help family businesses to go global?
October 1, 2021
How can family businesses configure their innovation systems to stay competitive in a fast-moving world?
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How can family businesses configure their innovation systems to stay competitive in a fast-moving world?

Which mix of family control, governance, and autonomy best drives innovation in family firms?
June 28, 2021
When values matter more than survival, how far will a family firm go?
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When values matter more than survival, how far will a family firm go?

How legacy, emotion, and identity can drive family firms to take dangerous stands
June 25, 2021
Can family businesses truly balance profit, purpose, and sustainability?
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Can family businesses truly balance profit, purpose, and sustainability?

How can family firms master ambidextrous strategies for long-term success?
June 22, 2021
Are CEOs more influential in private firms?
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Are CEOs more influential in private firms?

How does ownership structure shape a CEO’s power to influence firm success?
June 2, 2021
Can emotional bonds and identity explain why family firms persist even when performance lags?
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Can emotional bonds and identity explain why family firms persist even when performance lags?

Could Emotional Attachments Be Stronger Than Profit Motives?
May 10, 2021
Are immigrant entrepreneurs facing invisible barriers in financing their businesses?
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Are immigrant entrepreneurs facing invisible barriers in financing their businesses?

How do immigrant entrepreneurs navigate financial challenges while building businesses across cultures?
December 21, 2020
Can young family business members innovate outside the family firm without breaking ties?
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Can young family business members innovate outside the family firm without breaking ties?

What happens when young family members strike out with ventures of their own?
April 18, 2020
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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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