How to navigate conflict in family business
Is your family firm experiencing conflict? Is a breakdown of a sibling relationship putting a strain on business dynamics? Are board members struggling to find a unanimous way to perform a task?...
Alfredo De Massis is ranked as the most influential and productive author in the family business research field in the last decade in a recent bibliometric study. De Massis is an IMD Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at IMD where he holds the Wild Group Chair on Family Business and works with other universities worldwide.
August 25, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family Business • 8 min read
Is your family firm experiencing conflict? Is a breakdown of a sibling relationship putting a strain on business dynamics? Are board members struggling to find a unanimous way to perform a task?...
July 30, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 7 min read
Good governance is critical to success in the family enterprise ecosystem, but family involvement in these mechanisms could be doing more harm than good. ...
March 19, 2025 • by Alfredo De Massis in Family business • 7 min read
Fire, floods, relocation, and a pandemic couldn’t sink Formans, the family-run smoked salmon supplier. Here’s how they stayed afloat....
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