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5 essential rules for overcoming challenges in family firms

Josep TàpiesNovember 10, 2022

As I explored in a recent article published in the Harvard Deusto Business Review, prosperous family businesses owe their success to adhering to the following five essential rules: 1 – Treat the business as a business and the family as a family 2 – Foresee changes to avoid surprises 3 – Implement structures for nearly […]

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Álvaro San Martín

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Álvaro San Martín is a professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and the academic director of the Executive MBA in Madrid. His research interests include cultural psychology, team dynamics and socioecological psychology.
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