The Cyrus Mistry ­led Tata group is pushing for innovation across 120 companies to help marry technology, digital and innovation under one roof. The group has already doubled published p… Read More

Auto parts maker, Minth, was established in 1992 by Taiwanese billionaire Chin Jong Hwa. The company based in the city of Ningbo, has plants in China, South East Asia and North America. It d… Read More

Mandar Kagade, Aalayst at Bharti Institute points out certain fundamental issues with the design of the proposed Bankruptcy Code drawing on economic principles, empirical evidence and Bankru… Read More

Bouygues S.A., an industrial group headquartered in Paris, was founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 has been led by his son Martin Bouygues. In 2015 it had over approximately… Read More

The country’s medium-sized enterprises, often family owned, generate a quarter of private sector GDP, despite making up just 2% of British companies. British family businesses are more… Read More

The upcoming $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation by Comcast Corp. is seen by many analysts as a match made in heaven. It allows DreamWorks to keep making movies under the protec… Read More

RBI and peer-to-peer lending: One step forward, two steps back Regulating P2P companies as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and requiring them to adhere to commensurate minimum capita… Read More

Recently Argentina appointed a new president, Mauricio Macri, who is a member of family-run conglomerate Grupo Macri. It has raised hope that the 57-year-old’s innate understanding of… Read More

Bruce Wasserstein, bought the New York magazine for $55 million in 2004, but died unexpectedly five years later, at age 61. Later the magazine was owned by a Wasserstein family trust and th… Read More

Mitsui OSK was founded as a key part of the Mitsui zaibatsu (family-owned conglomerate) during the early industrialization of Japan. The company is now independent of the zaibatsu, but rema… Read More

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1942. Currently the Bombardier and Beaudoin family are the company&rs&hell…Read More

Sika AG was founded in 1910 by Kaspar Winkler. It is a specialty chemical company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. Today the company has more than 17,000 employees, subsidiaries in 93 co… Read More

According to a recent study by PwC, titled ‘Great Expectations: The next generation of family business leaders’, in the next five years, 40% of family businesses globally will p… Read More

Participants of founding Class of Management Programme in Public Policy at Indian School of Business, called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (April 18, 2016) at Rashtr… Read More

The graduation day event was organized on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Diwan-I-Am,The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Easte… Read More

Cargill, the largest private company in US, is 151 years old and is owned by the Cargill and MacMillan families. The two families own about 90% of the shares, and about 80% of profits are re… Read More

A survey was recently conducted by Morgan Stanley and Campden Wealth, among ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals in North America with a family net worth in excess of $35 million, to und… Read More

As per a new report released by Ahmadoff & Co., titled “A new look at old wealth” family businesses will become the focus in emerging markets. The shift in legacy industrial… Read More

The recently released report titled ‘KPMG Global Family Business Tax Monitor’ compares the impact of tax regimes on family businesses. It is based on the findings of 42 countrie… Read More

Australia, in particular Victoria and South Australia, has a relatively high proportion of family businesses in the third generation and beyond who seem unprepared to face transition and exi… Read More

The Lotte group was established in 1948 by Shin Kyuk-Ho in Tokyo as a snack maker. He later expanded to South Korea in 1967, and went on to become the country’s fifth largest business… Read More

The Dodsal Group was founded in Mumbai, India, in 1948 by the Nandlal Kilachand family as a trading company in partnership with a British trading company (DODWEL) and Mr. Karsa Salem. The Du… Read More

The Dodsal Group was founded in Mumbai, India, in 1948 by the Nandlal Kilachand family as a trading company in partnership with a British trading company (DODWEL) and Mr. Karsa Salem. The Du… Read More

Walkers Shortbread is a 118 year old Scottish manufacturer of shortbread, biscuits, cookies and crackers. The company is Scotland’s biggest exporter of food. Joseph Walker founded the… Read More

Mittelstand commonly refers to family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in German-speaking countries, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The importance of this group of c… Read More

Although family offices have existed among the overseas Chinese community, it has risen to prominence among the first generation high net worth (HNW) individuals in the last decade. As per t… Read More

Edmond de Rothschild is a private bank headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is exclusively dedicated to wealth management for private and institutional clients. Originally founded in 192… Read More

The world’s four biggest fashion businesses today – GAP, Zara, H&M and Uniqlo’s are all family-owned. All the four firms were able to take advantage of cheap manufactu… Read More

Doosan Group is the oldest and 11th largest family controlled conglomerate in Korea. It took its first steps in 1896 when founder Park Seung-Jik opened a small linen store in Seoul. The 120… Read More

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in Wichita, Kansas, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading, and investments. It was founded as Wood River… Read More

The article is authored by Mandar Kagade, Policy Analyst with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy (“Bharti”) at the Indian School Of Business Going against the expectations, Fi… Read More

 The 40% tuition waiver gave me the financial freedom and confidence to explore my career choices. -Samya Mishra, YLP Admit, PGP Class of 2016. Entrepreneurship, to Samya had always bee… Read More

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Business tycoons in Hong Kong and Singapore are looking to diversify away from the stuttering Chinese economy, for the continued wealth and wellbeing of their family businesses. Among other… Read More

Headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, the J. M. Smucker Company is a manufacturer of fruit spreads, ice cream toppings, beverages, shortening, natural peanut butter, and other products. The compa… Read More

The implementation of the ‘global standard for automatic exchange of financial account information’, a government-to-government automatic exchange of financial account informatio… Read More

As per a recent survey among CampdenFB readers, the following banks did the best job of providing finance and service to family businesses. UBS: Swiss giant planted firmly at the intersecti… Read More

As per a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, the transition from a successful entrepreneur to a family business brings about an existential crisis for which many are not prepared… Read More

Since the financial crisis, family businesses remain wary of taking on too much debt. Simultaneously the credit crunch in the last decade has pushed family businesses towards non-banking cha… Read More

Family businesses often face a dearth of long term capital from established financial institutions. In an effort to meet the growing need for capital many innovative financial products are b… Read More

A family firm, Angels Costumes, celebrating its 175th anniversary received the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema on 14th February 2016. Since the emergence of cinema… Read More

Luxottica Group, with annual revenues of $8.2 billion and more than 7,000 retail outlets, is the world’s largest eyewear company. It is a vertically integrated designer, manufacturer… Read More

Big C, or Big C Supercenter, is a grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. With 697 stores, a market capitalization of $4.60 billion, it is Thailand&rs&helli…Read More

As per recent estimates, around 80% of the companies in the gulf region, producing more than 90% of its non-oil wealth, are family-owned or controlled. These family firms are mostly fairly r… Read More

National Amusements was founded by Michael Redstone in 1936. He was succeeded by Sumner Redstone, 92, who recently announced his retirement as chairman of the family’s media empires… Read More

As per the recently released Northwest Family Business Survey 2015, about one-third of family businesses in the North West US, anticipate a leadership change in the next five years. However… Read More

ISB believes that leaders can be identified early and mentored such that they realize their true potential. The Young Leaders Programme (YLP) has been introduced with this motive i… Read More

The trend of working outside the family business, especially outside the country, by Indian business family scions is gaining traction. As per Professor Kavil Ramachandran of ISB, “thi… Read More

As per the recently released Kreischer Miller Family Business Survey 2016 titled ‘The Impending Perfect Storm Facing Family Businesses’ the global financial crisis has disturbed… Read More

Unicorn India Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Anil Joshi and Bhaskar Majumdar. It has recently got a commitment from the India Aspiration Fund, a Rs 2,000-crore fund of funds… Read More

As per the recently published report titled ‘Edelman Trust Barometer 2016’, family-owned companies (66%) held their top spot as the most trusted businesses globally, trailed by p… Read More

In the increasingly competitive arena of support services aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the Big Four accounting firms in Singapore are flexing their muscles, with dedicated t… Read More

As per a recent survey conducted by PwC and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 65 per cent of family businesses in Singapore are of the opinion that attracting talent is… Read More

As per a recent survey conducted by EY titled, ‘Coming home or breaking free? A closer look at the succession intentions of next-generation family business members’, family busin… Read More

The Schindler Group is a manufacturer of escalators, elevators and moving walkways worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874, by Robert Schindler and Eduard Villiger. The company is present… Read More

  Have you made up your mind about getting an MBA from a premium B-school?   You are still in college and not sure if you want to Join a B-school right away or get some prior expe… Read More

“Have you made up your mind about getting an MBA from a premium B-school?” “You are still in college and not sure if you want to join a B-school right away or get some &ldq&hell…Read More

  ISB Finance Club Indian School of Business’ Finance Club is a student –driven club that provides students with channels to learn and offer opportunities to develop their… Read More

LVMH is a European multinational luxury goods conglomerate, headquartered in Paris, France. It owns a portfolio of luxury brands that includes Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon and Veuve Clicquot… Read More

At one point of time passing on the family business to the next generation was considered important. It involved preservation of the family legacy and heritage. It seems, times are changing… Read More

Wanda Group is a Chinese conglomerate and China’s biggest private property developer. It is owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, whose other assets include a 20% stake in Spanish… Read More

People growing up in a family business environment can often develop blind spots. During the recent Smart Business 2015 Family Business Conference, four family business leaders discussed how… Read More

The decision-making in most family firms is guided by the values of the family. Hence they are seen as critical to the success and future of these companies. In an international survey of 33… Read More

A proud holder of the coveted Michelin star, the Yung Kee restaurant was once considered among the world’s top 15 restaurants (Fortune Magazine, 1968). However, today it symbolizes the… Read More

Anyone interested in family business successions cannot ignore studying Japanese companies. As per a recent study by a South Korean bank, there are 5,586 companies worldwide that have existe… Read More

Over the years, Indian companies and family businesses in particular have been active in making overseas direct investments in the hope of getting access to newer and more extensive markets… Read More

State-owned Italian bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is to set up a private equity fund to help family businesses go public, and thereby help boost the country’s economy. The bank… Read More

In the US, an individual is entitled to charitable deductions of up to half of his adjusted gross income, provided that the money is donated to government-approved tax-exempt organizations… Read More

ISB-Plan competitions are a great way to challenge yourself, test your ideas and showcase your talent. Though truth be told, our main motivation to take part in these competitions was to bui… Read More

Michael Hill International, a jewelry business, launched in 1979 with one shop, today has 300 stores across Australia, New Zealand and North America. It is headquartered in Australia and las… Read More

Working simultaneously with multiple family members is one of the biggest challenges in family business. If not managed properly, it can be a bitter pill to swallow. However, if the environm… Read More

“The path from dreams to reality does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get onto it, and the perseverance to follow it.” -Kalpana Chawla These words epito… Read More

According to a new research titled ‘Essence of Enterprise report’ conducted by HSBC and Scorpio Research, entrepreneurs in Asia are more likely to take a long-term approach to t… Read More

An important aspect of succession planning in any family business is the manner in which the next generation is gradually introduced into the business. However alarmingly, a recent study by… Read More

Professor William O’Hara, in his book ‘Centuries of Success’, asked: “Is there any institution more enduring or universal than a family business?” He himself a… Read More

Even as Mark Zuckerberg committed close to $45bn to social causes earlier this week, we take a quick glimpse into the world of family business and philanthropy. According to a recent study b… Read More

The Family Business Chair of the University of Seville (Spain), sponsored by Banco Santander, has recently come out with a ranking of the top 250 Multinational Family Firms. Firms that were… Read More

I first heard about the Economic Times Young Leaders Awards B-School Edition when I saw the picture of a friend, Mitali Bhandari, in the Economic Times last year. She was an ISB PGP Class of… Read More

Family businesses use advisory boards as a means for the family to go beyond its inner circle and tap into more diverse experience and expertise. While many family businesses have advisory b… Read More

Recently, the Center for Family Business at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, compiled a list of the 500 largest family-run businesses. The list provides impressive evidence of the… Read More

In a recent article published in the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Jody Meacham, argues that most family business owners don’t have a succession plan in place. The reasons he says a… Read More

Family businesses account for about eighty percent of non-oil GDP within the Middle East region, according to Deloitte Consultancy. Ninety-five per cent of all companies in the region are fa… Read More

As per the results of a recent survey conducted by United Overseas Bank (UOB) in collaboration with Singapore Management University’s Business Families Institute (BFI@SMU), most Asian… Read More

At the recently concluded Family Business Conclave organized by the ISB in Mumbai, several fund managers remarked that family businesses make for easy, stable and resilient investments. Howe… Read More

At a recent book launch President Pranab Mukherjee remarked that family and business have been interconnected for a long time. Echoing a similar thought, in a recent article on how Indian b… Read More

Start-rite is a 200 year old shoemaking company based in based in Norwich England, with manufacturing bases in India and Spain. The firm was founded in 1792 and last year recorded profits of… Read More

By Nidhi Reddy, Head of Admissions, PGP, PGPMAX & MFAB I’m often asked about the essential qualities/ traits we look for in a PGP aspirant and how one can build a strong ISB applic… Read More

In any family business, conflict is not only inevitable but at times healthy as well. However it should be managed, such that it does not escalate and destroy the business foundations. A rec… Read More

Over the last year, Reliance Industries has backed more than 40 startups such as Covascis, Ecorithim and Videonetics through GenNext Ventures, the venture capital arm of Reliance Industries… Read More

  Hailing from a small hill-station town in Tamil Nadu called Kodaikanal, I did my entire schooling from the Kodaikanal International School, where diversity is the key to the overall l… Read More

After living in Canada for thirteen years, I invariably chose Asia for my management studies. Asia is poised for growth in the coming decades. In comparison to other economies, India really… Read More

If you have made up your mind to apply to the PGP, here’s a check-list of things that will help you complete your application before the application deadline. Fill each segment of… Read More

By Ritvik Mishra, Analyst, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB We were all exhilarated with the wave of change that the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government promised to bring with it after wi… Read More

Considering applying to ISB, but not sure – if you should apply in Cycle 1 (C1) or give it more thought and apply in Cycle 2 (C2)? Applying to ISB in C1 has a few added incentives. How… Read More

There are three broad areas on which we evaluate the potential of a candidate 1. Academic Record: We believe a good academic record is an indicator of the candidate’s ability to take… Read More

  -By Anurag Sabarwal Shaking hands with a corporate honcho running a 70 Billion Euro technological powerhouse like Ericsson is not an everyday experience for a student. But the other… Read More

Essays are an important component of your ISB PGP application. They are a powerful tool to present your story, career goals and plan of action in a convincing and compelling way, and enhance… Read More

Life@ISB -By  Sudeepta Sahu | PGP 16 Blogs on Linkedin titled “A typical day in the life of” CEOs would always catch my attention. I ensured I never skipped reading such ar… Read More

By Kaushiki Sanyal, Senior Analyst, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB The end of the 2015 Monsoon session of Parliament with one of the worst records in its history—productivity o… Read More

The Indian School of Business to launch a specialized certification programme in Infrastructure called the Leadership Programme in Infrastructure Management (LIM) on August 25 in New Delhi… Read More