Practical guides, Topic: Family businesses, leadership & business governance, shareholder competence, communication, succession, entrepreneurial families 家族企业中的 所有者胜任能力 家族企业 基业长青的关键因素 In the practical guide *„Shareholder Competence in Entrepreneurial Families – What Family Shareholders and Their Relatives Should Know and Be Able to Do“*, published by the WIFU Foundation (2025), Tom A. Rüsen explains why... Read more
Practical guides, Topic: Family businesses, leadership & business governance, shareholder competence, communication, succession, entrepreneurial families Gesellschafterkompetenz in Unternehmerfamilien – Was Familiengesellschafter und deren Angehörige wissen und können sollten In the practical guide *„Shareholder Competence in Entrepreneurial Families – What Family Shareholders and Their Relatives Should Know and Be Able to Do“*, published by the WIFU Foundation (2025), Tom A. Rüsen explains why... Read more
Studies, Subject: Leadership & Business Governance, Shareholder Competence, Succession, Entrepreneurial Family Gesellschafterkompetenz in Unternehmerfamilien – Aktuelle Trends und Entwicklungen In the study „Shareholder Competence in Entrepreneurial Families – Current Trends and Developments“ (2022), Tom A. Rüsen, Ruth Orenstrat and Claudia Binz Astrachan analyse the growing importance of shareholder competence... Read more
Practice article, topic: Family Strategy & Family Governance, Shareholder Competence, Entrepreneurial Family Führerschein für Gesellschafter In the interview „Driving Licence for Shareholders – Competence Mix Ensures Professionalisation,“ Prof. Dr. Anne K. Heider explains what skills shareholders need to fulfil their ownership role in a family... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Shareholder competence, succession, entrepreneurial families WIFU_kompakt_28: Gesellschafterkompetenz in vier Dimensionen The WIFU Foundation’s publication *WIFU_kompakt 28: Shareholder Competence in Four Dimensions* (2023) examines the question of what skills shareholders need to ensure the long-term survival... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Leadership & Business Governance, Shareholder Competence, Succession, Entrepreneurial Families WIFU_kompakt_07: Gesellschafterkompetenz: die Inhalte The WIFU Foundation’s publication *WIFU_kompakt 07: Shareholder Competence – The Content* (2021) examines the question of what skills and knowledge family shareholders need in order to fulfil their role responsibly... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Leadership & Business Governance, Shareholder Competence, Succession, Entrepreneurial Families WIFU_kompakt_06: Was ist „Gesellschafterkompetenz“? The WIFU Foundation’s publication WIFU_kompakt_06: What is „shareholder competence“? (2021) provides a concise yet in-depth overview of the requirements placed on shareholders of family... Read more
Podcasts, Theme: Family Businesses, Shareholder Competence Gesellschafterkompetenz kompakt in 20 Minuten diskutiert With the new WIFU podcast series, the WIFU Foundation is making practice-oriented knowledge accessible to entrepreneurial families in a dialogic audio format. In the inaugural episode, „Shareholder Competence in Entrepreneurial Families...". Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, shareholder competence Definition Gesellschafterkompetenz In the WIFU video „Definition of Shareholder Competence“ (2016), Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen provides a concise introduction to a key aspect of professional ownership in family businesses. The focus is on the question of how members... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, shareholder competence Praxisleitfaden Gesellschafterkompetenz in Unternehmerfamilien In the short video accompanying the WIFU practical guide „Shareholder Competence in Entrepreneurial Families“ (2019), Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen provides a concise overview of the guide’s key content. The guide brings together the latest research... Read more
