Familienexternes Management in Familienunternehmen The practical guide „External Management in Family Businesses – Recognising Opportunities, Avoiding Pitfalls,“ written by Michael M. ... Read more
Familienunternehmen und ihre Besonderheiten In the article „Family Businesses and Their Peculiarities“ (2026), Rudolf Wimmer analyses the field-specific characteristics of family-run businesses... Read more
WIFU_kompakt_35: Das Drei-Kreis-Modell The publication WIFU_kompakt 35: The Three-Circle Model (2023) from the WIFU Foundation provides a systematic overview of the research... Read more
Töchter in der Unternehmensnachfolge – Historische Einordnung, aktuelle Trends und Entwicklungen With the study „Family Entrepreneurship in Focus“ (2026) by Prof. Dr. Tom A. Rüsen, Stephanie Engelmann and Dr. Ruth Orenstrat, the WIFU presents… Read more
Die zehn Wittener Thesen – Familienunternehmen: Chancen und Risiken einer besonderen Unternehmensform im 21. Jahrhundert In the practical guide „The Ten Witten Theses. Family Businesses: Opportunities and Risks of a Special Company Form in the 21st Century“... Read more
Die Rolle der Ehe- und Lebenspartner in Unternehmerfamilien – Warum eine systematische Definition und Integration von Partnerschaft im Rahmen der Familienstrategie zunehmend wichtiger wird In the article „The Role of Spouses and Life Partners in Business Families – Why a Systematic Definition and Integration of Partners… Read more
WIFU_kompakt_47: Wenn Geschwister gemeinsam führen The publication WIFU_kompakt 47: When Siblings Lead Together (2025) from the WIFU Foundation is dedicated to the special leadership form of siblings… Read more
Gesellschafterkompetenz kompakt in 20 Minuten diskutiert With the new WIFU podcast series, the WIFU Foundation is providing practice-oriented knowledge for entrepreneurial families in a dialogical audio format… Read more
Die Kraft der Generationen | Heiko Kleve über erfolgreiche Unternehmerfamilien In this video, Prof. Dr. Heiko Kleve talks about his new book, „The Power of Generations – Learn from Successful Family Businesses... Read more
WIFU-Impuls: Ehe- & Lebenspartner in Unternehmerfamilien – Erwartungen, Spannungsfelder & Realität The lecture illuminates how entrepreneurial families deal with partners and in-laws in family constitutions by… Read more
WIFU-Impuls: Partnerwahl strategisch gedacht – Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse von Dr. Marcel Megerle The presentation, recorded as part of the 43rd WIFU donor meeting, sheds light on partner selection in entrepreneurial families as a key factor... Read more
WIFU-Impuls: Sehr liberale Praxis im Umgang mit Ehe- und Lebenspartnern The presentation, recorded for the 43rd WIFU Trustees Meeting, offers an insight into the historical development, governance... Read more
Mentale Modelle in Unternehmerfamilien Professor Dr. Tom A. Rüsen's presentation analyses how the mental models of entrepreneurial families affect the structural risk of family businesses... Read more
Mentale Modelle in Familienunternehmen | Kurze Einführung The presentation focuses on the concept of mental models within the context of family businesses. It begins with the question of how entrepreneurial families... Read more
The role of legacy in family businesses – an international empirical study In the study „The Role of Legacy in Family Businesses – An International Empirical Investigation“, published by the WIFU Foundation… Read more
