Category: Research Insight

Resilience-seeking is not primarily about outperforming rivals but about adapting to a broad range of unexpected challenges that fall outside market competition. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was Read more

Are Your Family and Business Thriving Together - Or Undermining Each Other?

Like organisms in nature, the relationship between family and business can be mutually beneficial or detrimental. Here's how to strengthen both spheres. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more

Startups in remote locations can now leverage digitized knowledge to compete on more equal footing with companies in established innovation hubs. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more

The greatest value incubators can offer social entrepreneurs is training in the language, norms, and rules of business. A new generation of entrepreneurial incubators and accelerators focused Read more

CEOs Who've Been Mentored Achieve Better Financial Results

Family firms where the departing CEO has mentored the successor enjoyed stronger return on assets. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership with Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a Read more

Merging With Another Family Firm is Safer and Smarter

Family business mergers enjoy greater harmony and better financial performance than mergers involving non-family firms. Mergers and acquisitions represent one of the most significant strategic Read more

Traits like Machiavellianism and psychopathy can influence a person to start a venture, above and beyond more benign factors like being extroverted or agreeable. Which personality traits make people Read more

Nonfamily CEOs Are Most Vulnerable in the Middle Stage of Their Tenure

Family businesses tend to give all CEOs time to prove themselves, but are tougher on outsiders who don’t deliver results after a few years. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was produced in partnership Read more

Can a Female CEO Lead to More Diversity at the Top?

At family firms, decisions are often shaped by traditions, preferences, or informal dynamics that are not easy to override, even for the CEO. Research has shown that gender-diverse leadership can Read more

Your CEO Affects How Outsiders Perceive Your Brand

Family or non-family leader? Your choice depends on the age of the firm, and can ultimately shape how the media and outside stakeholders see you. EDITOR‘S NOTE: This article was produced in Read more