Managing Family and Non-family Employees
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A dialogue between Amy Schuman and Dr. Stephen McClure
What happens when you put two family business experts into one room?...
FamilyBusiness2FamilyBusiness Case Study: Many years ago in Egypt…
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In the early 1940's MS immigrated from the South of Egypt with his wife and three children to begin his...
How A Focus on Sustainability is an Investment in Value Creation
Sustainability could be considered to be the alignment of the business within the market and environment in which it operates to maintain strategic flexibility...
Family Business in Stone Carving – Family History Written in Stone
The city of Dar Châabane, in Nabeul, Tunisia, is the home of traditional craftsmanship; it is best-known, however, for its experts in the art...
HR Systems in the Family Business
The Nuqul Group is one of the largest family-owned company in Jordan and the Middle East and has just celebrated its 60th anniversary. A...
How to be a Good Family Business Owner – Maldonado Family, Venezuela
In 1911, Samuel Dario Maldonado, bought a large ranch of about 100,000 hectares called Hato El Frio in Venezuela. In 1948, Samuel's son Ivan...
The Evolution of Human Capital Over Time
In the past human resources managers and human capital strategies used to be seen as part of the administrative side of an organisation. Today,...
Family Business in Interior Decoration – The Story of the Fathallah Family, Chararib
The Chararib business traces its beginnings back to 1908, when the Fathallah family started operations in a small trimmings factory located on Maarad street,...
Succession Deconstructed
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Managing succession is one of the greatest challenges businesses face. By realising that it is a topic where the subjective...
Human Capital in Family Firms: Challenges and Opportunities
Human capital, broadly defined as knowledge, abilities and skills that reside within a company and / or a business family, is one of the...
