{"id":907,"date":"2023-05-17T08:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T06:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/family-business\/?p=907"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:37:16","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-joining-the-family-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/family-business\/2023\/the-pros-and-cons-of-joining-the-family-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"The (ir)resistible lure of joining the family firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From small businesses to large-scale multinationals, most of the world\u2019s enterprises are <strong>family-owned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For their heirs, <strong>joining the family business isn\u2019t always a given<\/strong>, with many opting to develop their careers outside the organization. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/business\/2023\/04\/05\/the-resistible-lure-of-the-family-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article in <em>The Economist<\/em><\/a> touches on some of its pros and cons.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/business\/2023\/04\/05\/the-resistible-lure-of-the-family-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The resistible lure of the family firm<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Homepage image: <\/em><span class=\"rTNyH RZQOk\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@antjt?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Anthony Tyrrell<\/a> on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/Bl-LiSJOnlY?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"><em>Unsplash<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From small businesses to large-scale multinationals, most of the world\u2019s enterprises are family-owned. 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