3,000
Family-owned businesses in active study scope
Research Program
Evidence for the next era of Indian family businesses.
A multi-school initiative hosted at London Business School, with co-investigators from Harvard and MIT, studying how family-run firms manage governance, succession, strategy, resilience, and long-term growth.
8+
Industries including manufacturing, finance, pharma, hospitality, and healthcare
The Study
What we are measuring
Governance Quality
How decision rights, boards, and family systems shape performance and risk control.
Succession Readiness
How inter-generational transitions are planned, communicated, and executed.
Strategic Adaptation
How firms reallocate capital and leadership attention across changing market cycles.
Resilience and Growth
How firms maintain continuity under shocks while still building future capabilities.
Research Integrity
The advisory firewall
- No advisory engagement with active research participants.
- No pre-sharing of preliminary findings, methods, or sample data outside the academic team.
- All framing, interpretation, and publication decisions remain with the principal investigators.
- Public communication is limited to approved study descriptors and project role clarity.
Insights and Data
From fieldwork to useful evidence
Method Notes
Transparent definitions, scoring logic, and interview rigor to keep findings reproducible.
Briefing Releases
Periodic public briefings with practical interpretation for operators, families, and institutions.
Research Papers
Academic output with clear links to policy and managerial decision-making in India.