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Emotions in Family Enterprise
What do love and jealousy, passion and shame, fraternity and anger have to do with managing a family business? That is the focus of the...
Administrator
Jan 8, 20191 min read
For AT&T and TimeWarner, the Past Offers a Cautionary Tale—and a Way Forward
What makes a merger work? That question has newfound relevance with the announcement that the US Department of Justice has sued to stop...
Arielle Gorin
Dec 4, 20183 min read
What Wealth Managers Can Learn From Medieval Knights—and the Lineage They Share
Today’s wealth managers face a generational challenge. After devoting the countless hours it takes to understand their clients’ goals and...
Arielle Gorin
Nov 7, 20183 min read
The F-Word: Why It’s No Longer Taboo in the Corporate World
As you stroll through a new museum in Helsingborg, Sweden, past an old Sony Betamax video recorder and a bottle of Harley-Davidson eau de...
Andrea DaRif
Jul 12, 20185 min read
The Demise of Toys “R” Us—Is Amazon Really to Blame?
Many commentaries about the demise of Toys “R” Us zero in on one culprit: Amazon. But is the rise of online retail really to blame for...
Arielle Gorin
Jun 5, 20184 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight
The golden glow and Hollywood hoopla of this year’s Academy Awards already feel so “yesterday.” After all, show business is all about...
Andrea DaRif
May 16, 20183 min read
Meeting Someone at Starbucks? The Concept Has a Long History
The recent controversy surrounding Starbucks has historical roots of more than one kind. By now, most people know about the arrest last...
Arielle Gorin
May 8, 20184 min read
From Temperance to Guns, Investing for Change Has a Long History
Can investors align their money and their values? The question has gained new urgency in the wake of the horrific shootings at a Florida...
Arielle Gorin
May 8, 20184 min read
Today's Tariff Policy Is Risky—But Hardly Unique in US History
For fans of 1980s pop culture, any mention of the history of tariffs brings to mind the film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” in which a...
Arielle Gorin
Apr 3, 20185 min read
The Healing Power of History When Family Memories Collide
A daughter vividly recalls the moment decades ago when her mother learned that her own father had suffered a stroke. Every detail is...
Arielle Gorin
Nov 14, 20173 min read
Empowering Family Enterprise By Learning from the Past
When Frances Stroh published an introspective, painfully honest memoir last year about the demise of the Stroh family’s beer empire and...
Arielle Gorin
Sep 28, 20174 min read
The Power of Historical Narrative in Family Enterprise (II)
Note: The following is the second part of a two-part essay adapted from the closing keynote address at the EDHEC Business School 2017...
Arielle Gorin
Sep 12, 20174 min read
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