Happy Families: The unifying force of philanthropy
Philanthropy can have a powerful galvanizing effect on the broader family business ecosystem – but extracting the greatest benefit requires making trade-offs...
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Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel is Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Global Family Business Center (GFBC), and Debiopharm Chair for Family Philanthropy at IMD, where he leads the Leading the Family Business, Leading the Family Office, and Lean Intrapreneurship programs. He is recognized globally as one of the foremost family business educators, advisors, and academics, and has received numerous awards and distinctions. He is the author of the award-winning books Family Philanthropy Navigator and Family Office Navigator.
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How ‘social dividend’ ensures unity down the generations
February 15, 2023 • by Anouk Lavoie Orlick, Peter Vogel in Family business • 7 min read
Based in Colombia, Carvajal SA is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paper notebooks. For more than 30 years, all family members have been given free or heavily subsidized access to...
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,...