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Ownership and Management

The ‘moral superiority’ of family businesses

1 November, 2003 12:15 PM

Guido Corbetta

Good and bad people can be found in both public and private companies the world over. But family businesses offer many advantages over other models of capitalism – and can even be argued to be morally superior

IFB update

1 November, 2003 11:41 AM

IFB

It’s been two years since FIB first reported on the formation of a new family business organisation, the Institute for Family Business, the UK chapter of the Family Business Network. Suzy Bibko interviewed Grant Gordon to find out how the association had progressed.

First class

1 November, 2003 11:35 AM

Families in Business

The University of Gloucestershire embarked on a new programme in 2003 – the first ever MBA dedicated to family business.

The in-law dilemma

1 September, 2003 12:55 PM

David Gottlieb

The dilemma of accepting, as an in-law, an opportunity proffered within a family business can be a difficult one. Make sure you know exactly why it’s being offered before accepting the ‘challenge’

Solving problems in family business: five key questions

1 September, 2003 12:49 PM

Jane Hilburt-Davies, W Gibb Dyer Jr

Problems in family businesses can be multi-layered and can become increasingly complex if the correct questions are not addressed to ascertain the root of the problem

Bad economic times are good for family business

1 September, 2003 12:38 PM

Craig E Aronoff, Drew S Mendoza

When the 1990s economic boom in the US ended, it forced families with their own businesses to focus on their core values, core competencies and to count their blessings – a good way to weather the tough economy