The Sika takeover battle

Understanding conflict in family businesses is a complex but essential study area for practitioners and academics. To enhance theoretical precision and provide practical insights, this article presents a comprehensive framework of family business ...

Decades of stability can unravel overnight, but sustaining both family harmony and corporate success is a perpetual challenge. Succession is among the buzzwords as all eyes are on City Developments Limited (CDL), where a bitter leadership feud has...

An organization's purpose is the fundamental reason why a company exists, going beyond the simple pursuit of profit. It reflects the core values, mission and impact that the company wishes to have on society. Often, when we talk about purpose , th...

Italian entrepreneurial families can ensure their continuity through structured governance strategies, effective family wealth management, engagement of new generations, and the enhancement of their legacy. The Objectives-Resources-Governance mode...

Consumer preferences are changing, wherein brands with a pronounced local identity are garnering increased favorability. While family firms often embody this concept, there is limited consumer-focused research on its role in family firm management...

Biases and paradoxes are inherently context-dependent phenomena, as they are influenced by various contextual factors that can either magnify or diminish their prominence. In the realm of family entrepreneurship, these contextual intricacies are p...

Digital product innovation (DPI) is critical for the survival of firms, especially those operating in traditional industrial-age industries. While research has started to investigate digital innovation in family firms (FFs) considering them as a m...