The Cox Family Enterprise Center is a world leader in family business research. Below is a selection of research reports and published articles with which we have been involved.
Family Business Review is the world's only academic publication devoted to the study of family business. Center Director Joe Astrachan has been the editor of Family Business Review since 1995.
Casebook 2006 is now available! There are 7 new cases in The Family Business Casebook Anual 2006. The Family Business Casebook Annual 2004 is a book of cases written by scholars around the world. The 9 cases in the 2004 edition contain lessons valuable for all students of family business. The Family Business Casebook Annual 2005 is a book of 7 cases written by scholars around the world. To order a copies of any edition please contact the Cox Family Enterprise Center (770-423-6045). To submit a case for inclusion in next year's edition please see the Submission Guidelines.
The Importance of Integrated Goal Setting: The Application of Cost-of-Capital Concepts to Private Firms, published in Family Business Review in 2004, examines how a family should determine their goals for returns on their equity as well as other issues such as company growth and dividend payout. Kennesaw State University schoalrs A. Frank Adams, III, George E. Manners, and Joe Astrachan wrote the paper along with Bocconi University professor Pietro Mazzola.
The Loyola Guidelines for Family Business Boards is a comprehensive report of the purpose, structure and details of family business boards. Center Director Joe Astrachan and Associate Director Kristi McMillan are co-authors of this report. A summary version of the report is available as is an academic version published in Family Business Review .
The American Family Business Survey is a report of a national survey in 2003. Dr. Joe Astrachan led the research team that conducted the survey.
Family Sponsored Ventures was a report presented at the United Nations 2003 which discusses the critical role of family in starting and growing business around the world.
Family Business' Contribution to the US Economy, published in Family Business Review in 2003, is a report of the impact of family business and covers GDP contribution, number of businesses and employment. A new table provides estimates of family business's contributions to employment by firm size.
Venture Capitalists and Closely Held IPOs: Lessons for Family Controlled Firms, published in Family Business Review in 2001, is a report of the effects of family business ownership on Initial Public Offering performance.
The F-PEC Scale of Family Influence, published in Family Business Review in 2002, is a critical methodological advance in the study of family business. It proposes that family businesses are not to be defined as family or not, but rather contain varying degrees of family influence which can be measured using the F-PEC Scale.
Characteristics and Key Success Factors in Family Business: The Case of Korean Immigrant Businesses in Metro-Atlanta, published in Family Business Review in 1999, is a report of the issues facing immigrant family businesses and discusses critical success factors.
The Effect of Estate Taxes on Family Business: Survey Results, published in Family Business Review in 1996, reports the results of a Gallup conducted survey on the impact of estate taxes on the business decisions made by family business leaders. The results show that estate taxes reduce intentions to make capital investments and hiring new employees.
A Neglected Factor Explaining Family Business Success: Human Resource Practices, published in Family Business Review in 1994, is a report of the impact of human resourece practices on family business success. It notes that older, larger and more successful family businesses have more sophisticated human resource procatices.
Family Firm and Community Culture, published in Family Business Review in its inaugural year, 1988, is a case study of a business owned by a family, then a conglomerate and then another family. It shows that the culture of the community and the culture of the owning family need to be consistent for successful business operations.
