Field of study decisions are important for children’s future life chances, as significant differences exist in terms of financial and status benefits across fields of study. We examine whether the economic or the cultural status of the parents is more influential in shaping their children’s expectations …

Masterclass in samenwerking met Veerle Wullaert Family dynamics for family business advisors: voor advocaten, accountants, notarissen, bemiddelaars en vermogensbeheerders die meer inzichten willen in hoe familiedynamieken impact hebben op de bedrijfsdynamieken.

An increasing number of family firms chooses to select a nonfamily CEO for the highest executive office. However, appointing a nonfamily CEO in a family firm tends to give rise to tensions that need to be managed for effective work relationships between the nonfamily CEO and the family owners. We draw …

In this chapter, we argue for more engagement with practitioners in qualitative family business research. We explain how and why an engaged scholarship is helpful to study complex social phenomena in the family business context and provide an overview of the engaged scholarship approach. We elaborate …

This study focusses on the influence of the family context on the development of entrepreneurial intention (EI) among young adults with entrepreneurial parents. It extends the EI literature by drawing on social cognitive career theory to study the interaction between entrepreneurial parents and their …

In recent studies on the association between education and fertility, increased attention has been paid to the field of study. Women who studied in traditionally more “feminine” fields, like care, teaching, and health, were found to have their children earlier and to have more children than other women. …

Samenvatting Goede financiering is cruciaal voor een goede economische ontwikkeling van mkb- bedrijven. Dit rapport laat op basis van negentien interviews zien hoe onafhankelijke financieel mkb-adviseurs tot hun keuzes komen. De interviews zijn afgenomen op basis van een strikt interviewprotocol. Bij …

Goede financiering is cruciaal voor een goede economische ontwikkeling van mkb- bedrijven. Dit rapport laat op basis van negentien interviews zien hoe onafhankelijke financieel mkb-adviseurs tot hun keuzes komen. De interviews zijn afgenomen op basis van een strikt interviewprotocol. Bij de analyse van …

The objective of this study is to shed light on the added value of the advisors in SME mergers or acquisitions: accountants, business brokers, tax consultants and lawyers. Theory is inconclusive on the added value of advisory services and research is rare. RBV predicts direct advantages for using advisory …