Research that informs practice

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Alongside her advisory work, Clarisse maintains an active research interest in family offices, succession, governance and legacy.

PhD, Bond University. Her thesis, Family Legacy vs. Modern Realities: Contemporary Issues in Business Families, explored how contemporary business families navigate issues of governance, succession, power, and next-generation commitment while balancing inherited legacy with the realities of a changing world. Bond University explored one of the most important themes of her research in Why family empires fall.

Her research has been presented at the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC) in 2024, and International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) conference in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Co-author of Whistleblowing in Family Firms: Power and Justice Dynamics (2025), published in Journal of Business Ethics.

Whistleblowing in Family Firms: Power and Justice Dynamics (2025) won:

• FOBI Best Poster Award sponsored by Grand Valley State University at 2023 Family Enterprise Research Conference

• The Vernon Zimmerman Best Paper Award at 2023 Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues

Recognised for emerging work on reputational stewardship and digital legitimacy within family enterprises, exploring the relationship between governance, online visibility, leadership credibility, and next-generation transition, as well as the evolving role of women in wealth and family offices.