Die vorliegende Studie untersucht das Innovationsverhalten von Schweizer Familienunternehmen und beleuchtet dabei insbesondere die Perspektive der in der Unternehmensführung nachfolgenden Familienmitglieder. Darüber hinaus werden die - teilweise abweichenden - Einschätzungen der übergebenden...

The often long-lasting process of intrafamily business succession involves contracts for management and ownership transfer that unfold in a complex series of stages. The older and larger a family business, the more heterogeneous the involved family members' interactions and interests can become....

Purpose: Firms are challenged by digital transformation, as their organizational design is not up to par. Mercedes-Benz.io, a 100% subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG Daimler group, employs Holacracy, a self-management framework that abolishes traditional hierarchies in order to be more responsive...

Despite the increasing importance of open innovation endeavors, the process by which firms select partners for open innovation is not well understood. Even less is known about how family firms, which are characterized by their resource scarcity and desire for control, handle these processes. We...