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Governance

Beyond the gene lottery - leadership in family firms

1 April, 2002 12:14 PM

Nigel Nicholson

I was talking recentlyto the Chairman of a financial services organisation, telling him about my interest in family business and my desire to establish a new international centre for the study of leadership in family firms at London Business School.

The family business advantage: unconventional strategy

1 April, 2002 12:09 PM

John L Ward

Family businesses have special traits that allow them to follow different, unconventional business strategies to those pursued by non-family firms – the advantages of trust within the business, ownership commitment and a longer term view all contribute to their strategic success

A study of Swiss family businesses

1 February, 2002 06:37 PM

Joachim Schwass

Swiss family businesses are focused on the relevant business and corporate issues that need to be addressed for future success but fare less well on the emotional issues such as succession

The changing face of family business in India

1 February, 2002 06:21 PM

Sumant Batra

A new generation of skilled entrepreneurs and the instability of industry within the public sector brought about a serious rethinking regarding the potential of privately-owned businesses in India

Towards a level playing field for family business taxation in Europe

1 February, 2002 03:39 PM

GEEF

GEEF, the organisation representing owner-managed and family businesses throughout Europe, is concerned about the difficulties which entrepreneurs encounter when transferring their business from one generation to the next or when the business is sold to a third person.

The challenge of ‘outside’ recruitment for family business

1 February, 2002 12:58 PM

Maurice Smith

Senior level recruitment from ‘outside’ the family enterprise can be one the most risky yet important decisions a business has to make. Here, we discuss the issues, illustrated by some experiences from candidates, employers and a specialist recruitment agency