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news El Financiero 2026-04-20

Property, Governance, and Management: The Invisible Tension Slowing Family Businesses

The article analyzes the inherent tension within Mexican family businesses, which are vital to the national economy. When the roles of ownership, governance, and day-to-day management overlap, the company faces systemic risks and decision ambiguity.


La empresa familiar encarna la convergencia de dos pilares esenciales del país: la familia, base de la cohesión social, y la empresa, motor de la actividad económica. <p><i>Integrante del Comité Técnico Nacional de Gobierno Corporativo y Jurídico Financiero IMEF. </i></p><p>Más del 90% de las empresas en México son familiares y generan una parte sustantiva del empleo y del Producto Interno Bruto<sup>(¹)</sup>. La empresa familiar encarna la convergencia de dos pilares esenciales del país: la fam...

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