Robert Randolph (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) recently published an article in Long Range Planning titled “Entrenchment in publicly traded family firms: Evidence from the S&P 500.” The study, co-authored with faculty at University of North Carolina, explores the presence of familial entrenchment mechanisms in publicly traded family firms and their influence on firm value and shareholder returns. Findings of the study suggest that entrenchment is disproportionately common within family firms but that the outcomes of entrenchment are less likely to result in diminished shareholder value when entrenched managers retain a focus on family-oriented long-term goals. The research expands current considerations of how idiosyncratic family-based entrenchment mechanisms can be recognized, measured, and reported in order to inform and protect shareholders.