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Governance

How do family SMEs expand abroad without losing their local roots?

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.

How should family business owners manage cash, overhead, and debt for better performance?

How should family business owners manage cash, overhead, and debt for better performance?

Cash, overhead, and unused debt drive family-firm performance in very different ways.

How does engagement in ESG practices benefit the owning family of a family firm?

How does engagement in ESG practices benefit the owning family of a family firm?

ESG practices generate four interrelated family-level benefits: continuity, alignment, relationships, and ethics.

How do family firms turn acquisitions into lasting relationships rather than just deals?

How do family firms turn acquisitions into lasting relationships rather than just deals?

Trust-building behaviors help family businesses combine financial and relational goals in acquisitions

How do boards and owners speed up or slow down digital transformation?

How do boards and owners speed up or slow down digital transformation?

Strategic, resource-providing boards and dispersed ownership encourage digitalization, while monitoring-heavy boards and concentrated blocks hold it back.

November 29, 2025

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

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

Whose advice should CEOs trust in radical innovation?

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

What happens when male founders invite women onto their boards?

What happens when male founders invite women onto their boards?

Unlocking Growth: How Female Directors Transform Male-Led Startups

How do money scripts shape dividends, debt, and targets in business families?

How do money scripts shape dividends, debt, and targets in business families?

Shared money scripts influence key financial policies and stronger family–practice fit reduces conflict

February 4, 2025

Why do family offices let their portfolio firms sit on excess cash?

Why do family offices let their portfolio firms sit on excess cash?

Firms owned by single family offices hold more cash, with weaker payoffs than family-owned peers

December 5, 2024

Can family ownership drive companies to adopt non-financial disclosures sooner?

Can family ownership drive companies to adopt non-financial disclosures sooner?

Exploring early non-financial disclosure: why family firms lead the way

October 8, 2024

Why do family businesses choose to go public—and how do they keep their family legacy intact?

Why do family businesses choose to go public—and how do they keep their family legacy intact?

When family firms go public? A study on IPO motivations and processes

September 17, 2024

Can boards measure social impact effectively?

Can boards measure social impact effectively?

Hybrid board governance: Overcoming the barriers to measuring social impact

Why do family business owners leave ownership change so poorly regulated?

Why do family business owners leave ownership change so poorly regulated?

A scattered legal market and reluctant owners leave family firms exposed to costly ownership disputes.

December 28, 2023

Does the board really run a family firm, or do the functions happen elsewhere?

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

Can having more women on the board improve financial outcomes for family businesses?

Can having more women on the board improve financial outcomes for family businesses?

Women on Board. How gender diversity lowers the cost of capital in family firms

Can nonfinancial reporting help family businesses succeed?

Can nonfinancial reporting help family businesses succeed?

Nonfinancial reporting in family firms. Key insights and practical implications

Why do so many family firms hand the top job to a relative?

Why do so many family firms hand the top job to a relative?

Hard-to-measure family and sustainability goals can make a less-skilled relative the smarter hire

February 10, 2023

Can an active, diverse board help family businesses expand globally?

Can an active, diverse board help family businesses expand globally?

How board characteristics shape family SMEs' international success

November 28, 2022

Who should run the numbers in your family firm, and does it matter who?

Who should run the numbers in your family firm, and does it matter who?

Reviewing 39 studies reveals the accountant is often a family firm's most overlooked strategist

October 12, 2022