Managing The Family Business - (B-E-M) - Q3

Participation Prerequisites

No course prerequisites required for participation.
The course is designed for both, students that have and students that have not taken the course “Value Creation in Family Firms” in the fall semester.

Course Content

Family firms are the dominant form of organization around the world. Despite their prevalence, they come along with many challenges, but also strengths. This course will provide a deep dive into certain family firm challenges including family firm conflicts, succession, governance, and transformation. The goal of this interactive course is to a) familiarize oneself with current knowledge on family firms through reading and presenting relevant literature and b) to apply this knowledge to family firm strategies.

Intended Learning Outcomes and Competencies

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Know about the particularities of family firms
• Know about relevant family firm literature
• Apply knowledge on family firms to managerial strategies

Instruction Type

Presence

Form of Examination

Literature

Literature will be provided in class