Incentivizing innovation: How family firms prepare for the futureÂ
Family-owned businesses, be they modernizers or guardians of their past, can be successful innovators â providing they can assemble an appropriate package of incentives ...
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How private and family-owned businesses can lead the way in building stakeholder value Â
Nine out of every ten employees globally work for a private business, and their capitalization and turnover dwarf those of list companies â but their challenge for the future is not only...
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The anatomy of a merger: ensuring the long-term future of a family firm
To sell, merge, list or delist is a difficult decision that many business-owning families face at some point. Peter Vogel reflects on just such a turning point in the history of Firmenich,...
How private and family-owned businesses can lead the way in building stakeholder value Â
Nine out of every ten employees globally work for a private business, and their capitalization and turnover dwarf those of list companies â but their challenge for the future is not only...
Why a family charter can âminimize misunderstandingâ
Fourth-generation family members Datoâ Yong Yoon Li, the Managing Director, and Chen Tien Yue, the Executive Director, explain how drafting a âfamily charterâ and creating opportunities for social bonding has helped Royal...
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Everything you need to know about the family office in one place Â
19 January 2024 ⢠by Peter Vogel in Family business ⢠8 min read
IMDâs Peter Vogel and Martin Liechti of the Cambridge Family Enterprise Group demystify the concept of the family office, explore emerging trends in the field of dynastic wealth, and share insights into...
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The new face of philanthropy: smart investment and systems change
24 October 2023 ⢠by Peter Vogel in Family business ⢠8 min read ⢠
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Alexa Firmenich is one of a new wave of philanthropists seeking to transform the way societies operate through purpose-led, professional interventions. In this interview, Peter Vogel explores how philanthropy has shifted from...
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