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INSEAD Insights: November 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Succession politics, the green impact of bank exits, trust issues with AI and more.

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Family Business

Saudi Arabia Tackles the “Succession Decades”

C. Spina, A. Almubarak

The Kingdom's systemic approach to supporting family enterprises can offer critical lessons for policymakers and business leaders elsewhere.

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Entrepreneurship

Search Funds: A Rising Asset Class Outperforming PE and VC

I. Naumovska, G. I. Zañartu

Search funds are quietly minting millionaires by buying stable, profitable businesses while venture capital and private equity struggle with depressed valuations and exit freezes.

Family Business

INSEAD Insights: April 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Takeaways on crisis management, strategic philanthropy, family business dynamics, decision science and continuity in healthcare.

Entrepreneurship

Buy then Build: Be an Entrepreneur Without the Start-Up

I. Naumovska, K. Olateju

Forget coding in garages — a growing number of entrepreneurs are skipping the start-up grind and buying existing businesses instead.

Family Business

Will the Next Founders of Family Firms Please Stand Up?

Bala Vissa

Family enterprises can rise to new heights by rediscovering their entrepreneurial DNA.

Leadership & Organisations

Ten Ways Boards Need to Transform

Annet Aris

How governance must pivot in the face of accelerating change.

Strategy

A Simple Corporate Strategy for a Better Political Game

Xiaowei Rose Luo

Even within the same government, different branches may have divergent goals. Here’s how firms can play this to their advantage.

Family Business

The Power of Distinct Owners as Value Catalysts

M. Massa, L. Van der Heyden, K. Taraporevala

Uncovering the unique elements owners need to achieve business success and resilience.

Family Business

A Career in the Family Business: Duty or Choice?

M. Bennedsen, C. Harbour, A. Tirard

Would-be joiners of family businesses can have their cake and eat it – if they get the ingredients right.

Family Business

Preserving the Multiplicity of Voices in French Fine Wines

Antoine Duvauchelle

An INSEAD conference for family-owned French wine estates reveals important lessons for the continuity of excellence in other sectors.

Family Business

When Two Leaders Collide, the Result Can Be Less Fraud

Y. Guo, X. R. Luo, D. Li

When the head of a family firm ranks lower in the family hierarchy than another leader at that firm, the misalignment can help prevent fraud in the emerging market context.