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Strategy

How do prior experiences shape an entrepreneur's approach to risk and planning?

How do prior experiences shape an entrepreneur's approach to risk and planning?

Corporate and startup backgrounds produce distinct strategic orientations in nascent entrepreneurs

October 25, 2018

Should young international firms expand widely—or stay closer to home?

Regional focus beats global spread for born-global firm survival in early years

Why do some companies buy what they know, while others look elsewhere?

Why do some companies buy what they know, while others look elsewhere?

Persistent underperformance, not one-off crises, is what pushes firms to acquire outside their core industry

Why do family firms leave the stock market? Insights from a socioemotional wealth perspective

Two Swedish cases show how emotional legacy and identity outweigh stock market benefits

Why do some family business leaders embrace risk while others avoid it?

Why do some family business leaders embrace risk while others avoid it?

Five theoretical lenses explain how psychology, governance, and values shape strategic risk

October 12, 2016

Why do family businesses shut down ventures instead of selling them?

Why do family businesses shut down ventures instead of selling them?

Identity, emotional ownership, and restart intentions explain why families close rather than divest

September 8, 2016

What growth strategies do medium-sized firms actually use over time?

What growth strategies do medium-sized firms actually use over time?

A longitudinal study of Swedish firms identifies eight distinct growth modes beyond the organic-acquisition binary

August 10, 2016

Is your business using the right innovation approach for its stage of life?

How managers orchestrate resources for innovation differs sharply between growth and maturity stages

How do family SMEs retain top talent without formal HR practices?

Relational capital and shared values substitute for structured HR systems in retaining key employees

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

Can spreading your financial roots help your family firm innovate more?

When family wealth is concentrated in the business, R&D intensity drops—diversified families invest more boldly