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Electives in Management12

Advanced Seminar Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Topics in Corporate EntrepreneurshipNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou engage with Corporate Entrepreneurship: fundamentals, strategies and practical approaches to promote and sustain entrepreneurial action in established companies over the long term. At the end you can critically analyze research literature, identify research gaps and formulate your own scientific questions.6 ECTSruns this semesterWIHN0028Start-up law for founders of family enterprisesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou will receive an introduction to relevant legal issues in the founding of startups, specifically for founders from family-owned businesses. By the end you will know the basics of German corporate law (in particular GmbH, GbR), the founding process, and typical contractual and financial questions, and you will be able to recognize legal problems in case studies and present reasoned solutions.6 ECTSruns this semesterMGTHN0108Advanced International Study Trip: Family & non-family firms around the worldNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou participate in a ten-day international field trip, visiting family and non-family businesses as well as international universities. In the end you will be able to apply theoretical frameworks to international business situations and act more confidently in intercultural communication and business transactions.9 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0077Advanced Seminar Economics & Policy: Business-to-Business Contract NegotiationsNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou learn the basics and strategies of contract negotiations between companies, including economic and psychological aspects. After the module you will be able to recognize typical negotiation concepts (e.g. BATNA, ZOPA, Harvard), central tactics and communication as well as emotion aspects, apply them in simulations and respond to the behavior of negotiation partners.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIHN0037Advanced Seminar Economics & Policy: Management practices in (family) enterprisesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou engage with management practices in companies, with particular emphasis on family businesses. In the end you will understand how management practices are classified, how they differ between firms, and what relationship they have with economic success and working climate.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0110
7 more in Electives in ManagementAdvanced Seminar Economics & Policy: Technological Change, AI, and Labor Market Dynamics in Family and Non-Family EnterprisesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou engage with the economic consequences of Technological change, with a focus on generative AI and its impact on labor markets as well as family- and non-family-owned firms. By the end you will be able to critically read scientific articles on the topic, summarize their findings, and derive your own experimental research designs as well as policy recommendations.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0171Advanced Seminar Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Sustainability In Entrepreneurship and Family EnterprisesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseThe seminar examines how sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability management in family businesses can contribute to solving societal challenges. You will learn about opportunities, motives and barriers of sustainable business models and you will be able to assess, at the end, how sustainable ideas are identified, implemented and strategically managed — also using practical examples from the Heilbronn region.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIHN0046Advanced Seminar Management & Marketing: Corporate Social ResponsibilityNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou engage with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from various perspectives: theoretical approaches, critique, relevant actors and drivers as well as management and global aspects. In the end you will be able to understand scientific contributions to CSR, reflect critically and apply concepts to practice examples.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0096CEO Leadership SeriesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseIn this module you will gain direct insights into strategies and leadership practice from CEOs and top managers. You will learn to critically analyze corporate decisions as well as leadership behavior and use it profitably for your own career and personal development.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0097Corporate Campus ChallengeNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou learn to recognize user needs, to develop ideas and to translate these into prototypes as well as business models. In the end you will be able to conduct user research, build prototypes, formulate a business case and present your solution professionally.6 ECTSno date this semesterWIHN0014Managing Legal Sustainability Requirements in Family EnterprisesNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseYou will learn the legal requirements for corporate sustainability in Europe and how they affect family businesses in the internal market. In the end you will be able to analyze practical cases, distinguish legal provisions from business interests, and derive recommendations for action for companies.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0154Project and Innovation Management: Design thinking methodologyNo ratings for this module yet.Wahlkatalog: Family EnterpriseIn the seminar you will learn the design-thinking methodology and apply it to develop user-centered solutions for real problems. In the end you will be able to structure design-thinking phases (empathy, ideation, prototyping, iteration) and apply them to innovation questions — for example in family-owned businesses, technology, sustainability, or internal processes; you will also learn how AI can support the process.6 ECTSno date this semesterMGTHN0173