CFAR is a private management consulting firm that began as a research center inside the Wharton School. Our consultants combine their academic expertise in diverse disciplines with pragmatic ways to help leaders solve new or stubborn organizational problems. We are committed to giving our clients new ways of thinking about their organizations, and the skills and tools to sustain lasting performance improvement. CFAR brings years of experience and thought leadership to questions of strategy, organizational design, governance, succession, decision making, leadership, change management, and collaboration.CFAR has worked for decades with large owner-led and family businesses in multiple industries, cultures, and across generations. We appreciate and admire the special character of the family business, the attributes that contribute to their longevity, and those that get in their way.CFAR was among the first to systemically seek to understand and help family businesses, beginning in the early 1980s. We offered the first academic workshops of members of family businesses, and were instrumental in the founding of the Family Firm Institute, a global educational association dedicated to improving research and practice. We take our leadership in this field seriously, regularly writing, speaking, and convening groups on topics of interest to the family enterprise. We are committed to helping our clients learn how to build organizational resilience - and how to adapt when the future requires it. As a result, when we complete an assignment, our clients have the skills and understanding lead sustainable improvement. Whether it's succession, governance, the growing family enterprise, how to involve family and non-family members as the business grows, family business executives who work with CFAR go forward equipped with the insights and tools to lead successful long-term performance and adapt to future change.The firm celebrates 35 years of private practice in 2022

Undergraduate Course in Family Enterprise

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185 year old, 7th generation diversified industrial conglomerate.

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CEO and Board level advisory services for middle-market companies facing challenges with strategy development, growth, performance, business processes, and governance. In particular, focused on family businesses faced with succession planning, sale/recapitalization preparation, shareholder governance, and non-family employee compensation issues.