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Leadership, Management, Ownership, Practitioner Perspectives
Build a Family Business That Lasts
Many family businesses have enjoyed success for decades, even centuries. In Harvard Business Review, Professor Josh Baron PhD, explores five aspects of ownership that are crucial to family business success.
Finance, Governance, Management, Research Findings
Do employees at family firms work harder?
Daniel Wolfenzon, Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics, Finance Division Chair, and Faculty Director, Columbia’s Global Family Enterprise Program, investigated absenteeism in family firms versus non-family firms.
Leadership, Management, Ownership, Research Findings, Strategy
What is transgenerational guilt?
Columbia’s Family Business Program asked EDHEC Professor Fabian Bernhard to explain his research on the impact of emotions, particularly transgenerational guilt, on family firms.
Family, Governance, Management, Ownership, Research Findings
How Should a Family Firm Approach an Ethical Dilemma
Family firms comprise between 70 and 90% of economic activity depending on the country or region, so the impact of family business ethics can be dramatic.
Family, Governance, Management, Research Findings
Why Do Ethics Matter for Family Firms?
Family firms comprise between 70 and 90% of economic activity depending on the country or region, so the impact of family business ethics can be dramatic.