The (Complicated) Multigenerational History of The Scrooge Group
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by Sophia Scrooge, 8th-generation family CEO and chair
Like most family businesses...
Economic Concerns Overshadow Growth Opportunities for Australia’s Family Businesses
There are more than 1.4 million family firms operating in Australia, representing 70% of the country’s businesses, and employing 50% of the...
Tales of Turmoil: 10 Family Business Scandals
What's in a name? A whole lot if you're a family business. An essential part of building a multigenerational legacy is to...
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What really works? 7 Key Features of 100-Year-Old Global Family Enterprises
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Family enterprises form the majority of businesses large and small in every country in the world, but relatively few...
New Priorities: ESG and Sustainability for Family Businesses
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About two years ago, I received a call from the CEO of a listed family company: Would we have experience...
Sustainability Starts at Home
Editorial by Iraj Ispahani, Philip Marcovici and Dr Kenneth Goh
Wealth and business-owning families are uniquely placed to contribute to a better world. Able to...
Tharawat Magazine Live: ESG, Sustainability and the Family Business
On this episode of Tharawat Magazine Live, Peter Englisch from PWC and Tharawat Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Ramia El Agamy talk about sustainable family business in...
What does the Way Forward Look Like? A 9-point Program for the Survival of...
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In times like these — defined only by a spectrum of uncertainty across our social, economic, ecological and political realities...
Green Office: Making Sustainability Personal
Interview with Kevin Grant, Sales Director, The Green Office, Ireland
An increasing number of people are striving to make their workspaces as energy-efficient and environmentally...
Caught in the Crossfire: The Bridge Generation in Cross-Cultural Family Enterprises
Rishi Patel felt caught in the middle. His very traditional father, Jagdish Patel, had founded a small pharmaceutical company in India which had expanded in...
The Hero’s Journey
In 1949, anthropologist Joseph Campbell published “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, completely revolutionising the way we understand stories. His groundbreaking work combined psychological...
Five Reasons Family Businesses will Emerge as Natural Leaders when the Pandemic Recedes
Over the past two months, I have watched my father and husband work tirelessly to protect our businesses. We have struggled to retain our...
Forged in Fire: Family Resilience during Times of Crisis
Editorial by Dennis T Jaffe, PhD and James Grubman, PhD
Recent financial and social upheavals have shaken every family’s experience of well-being, including perspectives on...
