Starts with "C"
Governance
Family Unity
Not on the Exam
100

When Family Businesses decrease their levels of innovation, we refer to them as _____________

What is conservative?

100

This Board has no legal powers.

What is the Advisory Board?

100

This governance structure would most address the goal of family unity. 

What is the family council?

100

The practice of adopting successor males is most common in this country.

What is Japan?

200

Typically the most family members are involved at this stage of the family business.

What is the cousin-consortium stage?

200

Of the many policies considered best practice for family businesses, this one should be in place before anyone gets engaged.

What is a pre-nuptual policy?

200

The unique interaction between ______ and business can lead to competitive advantages in a family business.

What is family?

200

This building block company has been very successful with its non-family CEO.

What is LEGO?

300

Family members should be __________ to get a job in the family business.

What is competent?

300

These types of costs can be addressed by managerial and governance practices.

What are agency costs?

300

According to our definition of family businesses, a business should have minimum profits of ____ before it can be considered a family business.

What is "there is no minimum"?

300

Which department has more people in Brian Cohen's law firm - tax/ high net worth or litigation? 

What is litigation?

400

This type of ownership is an advantage of family businesses.

What is concentrated?

400

The guiding document of the ownership group.

What is the shareholders agreement?

400

Discussions among family members should aim for ___________ rather than a vote to best maintain family unity.

What is consensus?

400

A G2 or G3 "______" could significantly help to improve case flow for future generations (Catherine Herring)

What is "bump"?