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Family, Family Voices, Leadership, Management, Ownership
Co-President Siblings Steward a Century-old Family Business
111 years since its founding as Massachusetts Envelope Company, Ben Grossman ’06, along with his brother, David, are the 4th generation of Grossman Marketing Group. This podcast, from The Business of Family, explores legacy, leadership and life lessons.
Family, Ownership, Research Findings
Is it lonely at the top?
Eight studies by Professor Adam Galinsky and colleagues find a robust negative relationship between the experience of power and the experience of loneliness.
Family, Management, Ownership, Research Findings
How do firms, managers and incentives match up?
This article combines unique administrative and survey data to study the match between firms and managers. The model illustrates how risk aversion and talent determine how firms select and motivate managers.
Family, Management, Ownership, Research Findings
How do financial resources affect decision-making?
Professor Stefan Meier and colleagues find that, among low socio-economic groups, scarce resources indeed can affect one’s willingness to delay gratification when making choices about monetary rewards.
Governance, Leadership, Ownership, Research Findings, Strategy
What’s the relationship between Boards and CEO power?
In “Board Composition and CEO Power,” Professor Tim Baldenius and colleagues study the optimal composition of corporate boards.