By Winnie Hui ’22 Speakers Nandini Garg ’19 Director, Rajdarbar Group E. Smyth McKissick IV ’17 President & CEO, … More
Category: Governance
Life After an Exit: How Entrepreneurs Transition to the Next Stage
Entrepreneurs are different from other people. Their talent lies in imagining a new solution or a fresh approach that gives … More
Family Firms Do Last!
The claim that most family businesses fail in the third generation is refuted in this study by Thomas Zellwegger and … More
New Ideas in Family Firms
The New Ideas in Family Firms Academic – Practitioner Conference, co-hosted online with Columbia’s Global Family Enterprise Program and INSEAD’s … More
Essentials for Beneficiaries
Written by adjunct professor and managing director Patricia Angus, who has more than 25 years’ experience working with families to … More
What motivates charitable giving to more than one organization?
People are more generous toward single than toward multiple beneficiaries, and encouraging greater giving to multiple targets is challenging. Vicki … More
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.
What is Pyramidal Ownership?
Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleague provide insights into this form of family firm ownership in “A Theory of Pyramidal Ownership … More
Family or Non-family CEO?
Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleagues provide thought-provoking findings on family versus non-family- CEO’s of family firms in Inside the Family … More
How is Family Firm Ownership Structured? The Case of Korean Chaebols.
Research by Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleagues examine family firm ownership structures.