ARTICLE ARCHIVE
Blood & Water: Digital Transformation and Control of Family Businesses
Karhade, Prasanna • Karhade, Prasanna • • 7 mins read
Study finds that family owners’ judicious investment strategies for digital transformation give their companies the edge over competitors in a hostile business environment By Lisa Kennedy The top spot in the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies is held by Walmart, the vast American discount retail chain that was started by […]
Chinese Clan Culture and its Influence on Family Business Ownership
• 7 mins read
Research shows that, in China, business owners who hail from provinces with high clan cultural influence are more likely to share business ownership with family members
Do Collectivist Cultures Spawn Family Businesses?
Fan Joseph • • 7 mins read
CUHK research finds that company founders who were born into collectivist cultures are likely to hire more family members as managers, retain more company control within the family and share firm ownership with more family members
How Chinese Firms are Benefitting From Family Ownership
Joseph Fan • • 4 mins read
New CUHK research finds managerial participation by family members linked to fewer problematic transactions.