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Research Findings

Explore cutting-edge research from a range of interdisciplinary global scholars, uncovering the latest trends and insights that can shape the future of family enterprises worldwide.

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Family Voices

Hear directly from family firm principals sharing their lived experiences, wisdom, and lessons learned in multigenerational leadership.

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Practitioner Perspectives

Gain practical insights from expert advisors, offering real-world applications and strategies to address the evolving needs of family enterprises from those in the trenches.

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Family, Family Voices, Leadership, Management, Ownership

Date: April 14, 2021

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.

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Family, Ownership, Research Findings

Date: March 08, 2021

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.

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Family, Management, Ownership, Research Findings

Date: March 08, 2021

Family, Management, Ownership, Research Findings

How do firms, managers and incentives match up?

In a journal article by Oriana Bandiera, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun, the authors combine unique administrative and survey data to study the match between firms and managers, illustrating how risk aversion and talent shape firms' selection and motivation of managers.

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Family, Management, Ownership, Research Findings

Date: March 08, 2021

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.