Mission
The main purpose of the Chair of Succession and Family Enterprise is to develop and disseminate knowledge and expertise relating to all aspects of family businesses, large and small, public and private, domestic and foreign.
Chairholder
Isabelle Le Breton-Miller is Professor of management and Chair in Succession and Family Enterprise at HEC Montréal. Since 2016, she has been a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.
Achievements
The holder of the Chair has published numerous articles, books and teaching cases and participated in conferences and presentations.
In addition, the Chair redesigned the website From Success to Succession to facilitate successful business transfer.
Publications for practicioners
Cyr, A.A. & Le Breton-Miller, I. (2021). « Next Gen − How to become a respected representative of the family? ». In Jaskiewicz, P. & Rau, S. (eds), Building the Future: 35 Questions that Next Generation Members in Enterprising Families Ask, in press.
Le Breton-Miller, I. (2018). For Love and Money: Married leaders of family firms, FFI Practitioner, edition of September 12, 2018.
Miller, D. & Le Breton-Miller, I. & (2017). Les Underdog Entrepreneurs – Prospérer dans des conditions ardues. Revue Gestion 42(2): 34-36.
Publications for academics
Amore, M., Bennedsen, M., Le Breton-Miller, I. & Miller, D. (2021). Back to the future: The effect of returning family successions on firm performance. Strategic Management Journal, in press.
Miller, D. & Le Breton-Miller, I. (2021). Family Firms: A Breed of Extremes? Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, in press.
Le Breton-Miller, I. & Miller, D. (2020). Ideals-based accountability and reputation in select family firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 163(2): 183-196.