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Legacy

Why do family firms sacrifice success to save their legacy?

Why do family firms sacrifice success to save their legacy?

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

Can emotional ties to land and family business shape decisions after displacement?

Can emotional ties to land and family business shape decisions after displacement?

Why some families reinvest while others walk away

Can extended families successfully navigate succession, and keep control across generations?

Can extended families successfully navigate succession, and keep control across generations?

How dynasties endure: succession secrets of long-lasting family businesses

January 3, 2025

Can tradition fuel innovation? Insights for family firms

Can tradition fuel innovation? Insights for family firms

Managing the tensions between tradition and innovation in family firms

October 21, 2024

How do enterprising families foster a legacy of innovation and growth?

How do enterprising families foster a legacy of innovation and growth?

Transmitting entrepreneurial values across generations: insights from family businesses

October 4, 2024

How can we better measure the emotional wealth of family businesses?

How can we better measure the emotional wealth of family businesses?

From FIBER to FIRE. Redefining socioemotional wealth in family firms

How everyday family activities can shape future family business leaders?

How everyday family activities can shape future family business leaders?

The role of everyday family practices in shaping family business successors

October 17, 2023

What helps some family businesses last over a century while others fade away?

What helps some family businesses last over a century while others fade away?

Exploring family business longevity. How history and environment shape success

February 21, 2023

How do careers of family members unfold?

How do careers of family members unfold?

What happens when personal dreams and family legacy ambitions collide?

Can family firms go global without losing their roots?

Can family firms go global without losing their roots?

How do family firms navigate global opportunities without losing their local soul?

When values matter more than survival, how far will a family firm go?

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

Can a strong spiritual bond be the secret ingredient to a thriving family business?

Can a strong spiritual bond be the secret ingredient to a thriving family business?

A qualitative study reveals how one family's Catholic faith shaped three generations of leadership

December 13, 2019

What can Swarovski teach family firms about opening up innovation?

What can Swarovski teach family firms about opening up innovation?

A fifth-generation crystal company's journey from secrecy to open innovation offers a roadmap

Can protecting your innovations strengthen both your wealth and your legacy?

Can protecting your innovations strengthen both your wealth and your legacy?

Family firms face a U-shaped patenting decision driven by socioemotional wealth and environmental context

October 28, 2018

How can invented heritage shape brand identity and consumer trust?

When companies fabricate their past, the line between strategic storytelling and deception blurs

August 22, 2018

Can storytelling about the past shape the future of your family business?

Heritage communication serves nine distinct strategic functions across marketing, governance, and culture

What happens when a family’s past shapes every business decision?

A century-long case study of MoDo reveals how path dependence turns legacy into strategic rigidity

What makes later-generation family members choose the family business?

Emotional attachment and family expectations predict commitment far better than financial dependency