Future challenges for family business
More than 300 participants attended the International Family-Owned Business Conference (IFBC) that took place June 6th, hosted by the IESE Family-Owned Business Chair. The theme was "Family Values and Value Creation". Business leaders and scholars examined the future challenges of family businesses.
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Family Values and Value Creation
The book "Family Values and Value Creation. The Fostering Of Enduring Values Within Family-Owned Businesses" has just been published. It gathers the papers presented at the IV International Family-Owned  Business Conference that took place on the 6th of June and which was organized by the Family Business Chair at IESE.

Study by Wharton and IESE Reveals the Offices of the World's Wealthiest Families
IESE Profs. Heinrich Liechtenstein and Julia Prats examine Single Family Offices (SFOs) in their paper, "Single Family Offices: Private Wealth Management in the Family Context," published by IESE Business School and Wharton Global Family Alliance.
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> Single Family Offices: Private Wealth Management in the Family Context
Amit, R; Leichtenstein, H; Prats, M.J; Millay T; Pendleton, P.

> Family Values and Value Creation. The Fostering Of Enduring Values Within Family-Owned Businesses 
Tàpies, J; Ward, J. 

> Governing Family Businesses 
Chiner, A; Tàpies, J.

> Management contracts in family businesses 
Contreras, I; Gómez, S; Tàpies, J.

> Merges and acquisition processes in family businesses
 (PDF, 1363 Kb) Tàpies, J. Gallo, MA. Estapé, MJ. Romances, JM.