Family Business2FamilyBusiness Case Study: Born Entrepreneur
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In this issue’s FamilyBusiness2FamilyBusiness case, HbN, innovative leader and 3rd generation member of a family business active in shipping,...
Non-family Executives in Family Businesses
Although we would like to think so, it is difficult to transmit values and business ethics from one family generation to another, and one...
Open Innovation in Family Businesses
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A Must or an Oxymoron?
In the Arab world, family businesses are the backbone of most economies owing both to their...
Winning Strategies for the Family Business
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The goal of any enterprise is to deliver superior sustainable performance. For a business, "performance", means return on investment; "sustainable"...
Succeeding in Succession
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When a King comes to power his first act is to select a Crown Prince. This, he does for...
Family Business Profile: Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co.
Founded by Ali Abdul Wahab Al Mutawa shortly after World War I, the Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co. company in Kuwait has flourished throughout...
Resilience of the Family Business: The Baalbaki Group of Syria
It is an undeniable fact that entrepreneurship and innovation run deep in the blood of the Baalbaki family.
For more than a hundred years, each...
650 Years of Excellence: The Torrini Family Business, Italy
It’s the early Middle Ages in Europe where the story of Italian family business Torrini begins. The family’s signum could be traced through its...
Q&A with Prof. Abbas Ali: Talent Management in the Middle East
Q&A with Prof. Abbas Ali
Talent Management is the process of discovering, deploying, motivating, and energizing the workforce within an organisation to effectively achieve objectives...
The Double Value of an Owners’ Council with a Constitution
Businesses, families and family businesses can benefit from creating a formal group of "owners". They can also benefit from creating a formal "constitution". By...
