What it is about
You will learn central topics and challenges around leadership, control and HR management in family businesses. In the end you will be able to describe the Besonderheiten of these enterprises, assess their impacts on management decisions and derive adapted solution approaches from them.
What you will be able to do
- Basics of family businesses
- Classify specifics of family businesses
- Assess implications for management
- Assess critical framework conditions
- Derive tailored solution paths
- Apply theory to concrete questions
What the module consists of
- SeminarIntroduction, technical deepening and discussions; development and presentation of seminar papers
- VortragPractice-oriented introduction and scientific overview lecture on the main findings
- Interaktive Lernmodule / PräsentationenDeepening, discussion and critical engagement with owners and managers
Teaching method
- VortragConveying basics and current scientific findings
- Interaktive Lernmodule & DiskussionDeepening and critical reflection of knowledge; expansion of analytical competence
- Praxisgespräche mit Eigentümern und ManagernConnection to real practice cases and practitioners' perspectives
- Gruppenarbeit (Seminararbeit & Präsentation)Application and presentation of theoretical analysis on a research question