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De Agostini: Transforming the business and the family

Article ● Family Business - Organizational Transformation
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Marta Widz
IMD Global Family Business Center

De Agostini Group is the winner of IMD's family business award. Read the article to learn how De Agostini transformed its family business from a traditional publishing house to a global investment holding in just two decades.

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