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By Joseph Astrachan on Thu Jan 14 2021
It's been almost 14 months since the first Covid case was reported and, in that year, a great deal has happened. Very few business owners, particularly in North America, took the potential for a Read more |
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By Daniel Forbes and James C Wetherbe on Wed Dec 30 2020
"If you want to lead, I would pay close attention to Dick's model...and if you are lucky enough to work for someone like this, you just won the lottery!" -- Brad Anderson In honor of Dick Schulze's Read more |
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By Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt on Tue Dec 29 2020
Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze built his empire through hard work, calculated risk, and a commitment to high standards of integrity and fairness. In his book “Becoming the Best,” he outlines 10 Read more |
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By Kimberly Eddleston and Daniel Forbes on Fri Dec 18 2020
The end of the year is typically a time to for EIX and familybusiness.org to showcase their best-read articles from the past year in several broad themes: evaluating opportunities, financing, Read more |
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By Doug Baumoel on Thu Dec 10 2020
Family businesses are unique, with many advantages that stand them in good stead during times of crisis. While there are unique strengths for family-owned firms working in a world changed by Read more |
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By Torsten Pieper and Joseph Astrachan on Thu Dec 03 2020
“When owners start talking about their rights rather than their responsibilities, a family business is in trouble“. (Smith Lanier) Introduction Management and organization research and education Read more |
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By Mat Hughes and Torsten Pieper on Tue Dec 01 2020
For family firms, the Covid 19 experience has been compared to being battlefield doctors: they are surrounded by trauma and uncertainty, and forced to make decisions without any precedent to guide Read more |
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By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 23 2020
Interviewee:
Angelina Kljat
Daughters are increasingly assuming leadership roles at family firms. In this video, familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston talks with two Northeastern University students who will join their Read more |
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By Rania Labaki on Mon Nov 23 2020
Women can be indispensable in times of trouble, but the glass ceiling and the glass cliff still hold them back, even at family firms. Seven things to think about. Crisis is part of every Read more |
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By Carol Wittmeyer on Thu Nov 19 2020
EDITOR'S NOTE: This popular article from three years ago is still relevant today. The author has updated it for 2023. Three years ago, we were emerging from a fiercely battled presidential election Read more |