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Family dynamics

Does parental leave at the top hurt innovation in small and medium-sized firms?
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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
How does family involvement shape what actually happens inside the boardroom?
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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
What happens to the parent–child bond when a graduate chooses entrepreneurship over a steady job?

What happens to the parent–child bond when a graduate chooses entrepreneurship over a steady job?

A longitudinal Ethiopian study traces how founders move from parental tension to hard-won independence.
November 22, 2024
How can we better measure the emotional wealth of family businesses?
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How can we better measure the emotional wealth of family businesses?

From FIBER to FIRE. Redefining socioemotional wealth in family firms
March 15, 2024
How does experiencing parental divorce in childhood shape entrepreneurial performance in adulthood?
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How does experiencing parental divorce in childhood shape entrepreneurial performance in adulthood?

From divorce to determination: how early life shapes entrepreneurial success
February 17, 2024
Does the board really run a family firm, or do the functions happen elsewhere?
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Does the board really run a family firm, or do the functions happen elsewhere?

In four Swedish family firms, real governance often happened away from the boardroom
October 9, 2023
Why are some people in a business family more entrepreneurial than others?
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Why are some people in a business family more entrepreneurial than others?

Where you sit in the family and the firm shapes your entrepreneurial drive.
August 11, 2023
Why do some families spark entrepreneurs while others quietly hold them back?
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Why do some families spark entrepreneurs while others quietly hold them back?

A study of 8,162 Chinese households shows diversity and shared meals shape start-ups.
April 23, 2023
How can researchers capture the daily emotions and decisions that shape family firms?
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How can researchers capture the daily emotions and decisions that shape family firms?

A new experimental method tracks individual experiences inside family firms, day by day.
December 9, 2022
Why does showing your emotions during family business decisions sometimes make things worse?

Why does showing your emotions during family business decisions sometimes make things worse?

How family members manage emotional boundaries shapes whether a strategic decision feels fair.
August 17, 2022
What can Shakespeare, Mann, and Dickens teach us about family business?
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What can Shakespeare, Mann, and Dickens teach us about family business?

Novels and plays illuminate the emotions and conflicts that shape family enterprises
May 27, 2022
What stops some family firms from innovating, even when they know they should?
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What stops some family firms from innovating, even when they know they should?

Four case studies reveal how a family's own past quietly blocks innovation in the present.
November 25, 2021
How does a family business background influence the success of next-generation entrepreneurs?
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How does a family business background influence the success of next-generation entrepreneurs?

Can family ties guarantee the success of new ventures—or do outsiders fare better?
October 20, 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
Can having more family members in your household really increase your chances of starting a business together?
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Can having more family members in your household really increase your chances of starting a business together?

Is starting a business with your family a path to success—or a recipe for tension?
March 20, 2020
Do family franchisors grow slower—but win bigger over time?
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Do family franchisors grow slower—but win bigger over time?

Why do family-owned franchisors invest more in people and training, and what happens when they scale?
March 9, 2020
Why do successors feel less fulfilled than the founders they replace?
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Why do successors feel less fulfilled than the founders they replace?

Decision-making freedom, not the role itself, explains the satisfaction gap
November 19, 2019
Why do family businesses keep investing in ventures that are clearly failing?
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Why do family businesses keep investing in ventures that are clearly failing?

Emotional ownership and legacy thinking trap families into escalating commitment
November 11, 2019
Can family and non-family members team up to drive real innovation?
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Can family and non-family members team up to drive real innovation?

New research shows how internal social capital unlocks innovation in family firms
April 13, 2019
Can a founder's commitment to innovation unlock growth in family start-ups?
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Can a founder's commitment to innovation unlock growth in family start-ups?

R&D orientation may offset the cautious growth intentions of family-based venture teams
March 12, 2019

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