Should family or non-family members lead governance in family enterprises?
Good governance is critical to success in the family enterprise ecosystem, but family involvement in these mechanisms could be doing more harm than good. ...
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January 21, 2025 ⢠by Shelley Zalis in The Female Quotient
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