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The Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship during Covid19
The unforeseen crisis caused by COVID-19 is imposing a new reality on our personal and professional lives. In academia, conferences, …

Get to know our LATAM Chapter: Renata Bernardon
This series of interviews is meant to introduce our IFERA Latam Chapter committee, devoted to advancing Family Business Research in …

Preserving a family business and looking after the environment: Café Monteverde, Honduras
Currently, around the world, around two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. Most of the coffees that we …

GET to KNOW our LATAM Chapter
Ricardo Aparicio Castillo This series of interviews is meant to introduce our IFERA Latam Chapter committee, devoted to the advancement …

FB in times of crisis: Gimnasio Fontana, Colombia
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in Times of Crisis: Jacto Group, Brazil
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in times of crisis: EKKI Group, India
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in Times of Crisis: Groupe Simone Pérèle, France
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in times of crisis: Fernand Hosri Group, Lebanon
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in times of crisis: Association Familiale Mulliez, France
As part of the IFERA series on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share with you …

FB in times of crisis: Grupo Pereira, Spain
As part of the series of interviews on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share the …

IFERA 2020 Academic Awards
This is not a common year, we all know that. But “not common” should not necessary mean “bad”, at least …

FB in times of crises: The case of spanish family firms
Our 2020 Conference Chairs Maria Concepción López -Fernández, Unai Arzubiaga and José Carlos Casillas, share some insights on the current …

FB in times of crisis: Cheung Ah Seung Ent., Indian Ocean
As part of the series of interviews on “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share the …

Family businesses in times of crisis: Pellini Caffè, Italy
As part of the series of interviews dedicated to “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are happy to share …

Family businesses in times of crisis: AHBGI, Dubai
As part of the series of interviews dedicated to “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share …

Family businesses in times of crisis: Grupo Alfa, Colombia
As part of the series of interviews dedicated to “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are happy to share …

Family Businesses in times of crisis: LISI Group France
As part of the series of interviews dedicated to “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are pleased to share …

Family Businesses in Times of Crisis : Chateau d’Ax, Italy
As the first of a series of interviews dedicated to “Family Businesses in Times of Crisis”, we are happy to …

10 Things to Know About Santander
As all of you know, IFERA 2020 annual conference will be located in the beautiful city of Santander, capital of …

Engage in a new IFERA Developmental Journey
The incremental growth of submissions to the IFERA annual conference testifies the increasing interest towards the family business field. Indeed, …

Replication and Validation in Family Business Research
A basic requirement for scientific integrity is the ability to replicate the results of research, and yet, with some occasional …

The IFERA 2019 Award Ceremony
Once again, IFERA 2019 was able to match the highest expectations. Hosted by the University of Bergamo and the Centre …

PhD Visiting: Directions for use
The visiting period is considered one of the most-awaited moments in a PhD student life, as it usually provides: the …

A taste of family entrepreneurship: Marcello Persico
Founded in 1976, Persico Group is a well-regarded Italian multinational company primarily engaged in the Automotive, Industrial and Marine industries …

A taste of family entrepreneurship: Michele Scaglione
Maglificio R. Scaglione Srl is a family-managed company founded in the 1960s in Bergamo, Italy. The business mainly focuses on …

A taste of family entrepreneurship: Marco Manzoni
While waiting for the next IFERA Conference in Bergamo, we thought to provide a taste of the vibrant family business …

10 Things To Know About Bergamo
While you are getting ready for your next trip to Bergamo, we thought you might appreciate some curiosities about this …

One year of IFERA
During the past year, the International Family Enterprise Research Academy has been working on a number of different projects with …

TED talks: an opportunity worth exploring
The contemporary world is facing a technology revolution where changes and innovations are the basis for progress as well as …

A snapshot on Summer Schools
In recent years, all academic fields have witnessed a large increase in the offer of methodological and subject-specific courses. These …

The IFERA 2018 Award Ceremony
Hosted by the Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in the beautiful city of Zwolle, the IFERA 2018 Conference has been …

Meet Torsten Pieper
As a young boy growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Torsten Pieper developed a personal interest in family business …

Rising Stars in Family Business Research
You don’t need to look far to appreciate the fast-growing impact of family business research. Outstanding contributions like Chua et …

Welcome to our New Website
Here at IFERA we are committed to our purpose and we constantly work to improve our services and offer to …