Reports
These reports present research, insight, and guidance by the Family Business Research Foundation on family-owned businesses, their impact on the economy and society, and the challenges they face.
All of our outputs are available to access free of charge and on an open-source basis.
Governance in Family Businesses - Evidence and Implications
This report by Professor Carole Howorth and Dr Martin Kemp sheds light on the corporate governance arrangements of large UK family firms.
The State of the Nation: UK The Family Business Sector 2018-19
This report from the IFB Research Foundation and Oxford Economics provides a comprehensive economic assessment of the UK family business sector in 2018-19. It investigates the characteristics of family firms: their size, structure, and concentration across different industrial sectors. It measures the contribution that family businesses make to the UK economy - GDP, employment, and taxes each year; providing in depth analysis of the geographical and sectoral spread of family firms.
Corporate Governance in Large UK Family Firms
A new report by Dr Josip Kotlar, Dr Francesca Cuomo, Dr Silvia Gaia, and Prof. Alessandro Zattoni shedding light on the corporate governance arrangements of large UK family firms.