Practical articles, Topic: Communication, crises and conflicts Das Testament schafft Fakten – Erben, Vererbung und Gerechtigkeit In his article, Arist von Schlippe examines the specific dynamics of conflict that can arise within families as a result of inheritance. It is particularly when it comes to the distribution of assets that differing notions of fairness... 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
WIFU Publication Series, Topic: Family Businesses Einheit und Vielheit in mehrgenerationalen Unternehmerfamilien – Identitätspflege als Aufgabe des Familienmanagements This volume focuses on the entrepreneurial family and its identity, and examines key issues facing family-run businesses in the German SME sector. Particularly in multi-generational businesses... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Succession, Family businesses WIFU_kompakt_27: Stammesorganisation – eine Typsache The publication WIFU_kompakt 27: Family Business Organisation – A Matter of Type (2022) provides a systematic overview of the various forms of family business organisation within entrepreneurial families and their significance for ... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Succession, Family businesses WIFU_kompakt_26: Die Stammesorganisation von Unternehmerfamilien The publication WIFU_kompakt 26: The Family Business Organisation (2022) provides an in-depth overview of the origins, functioning, and opportunities and risks associated with the organisation of family businesses... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Leadership & Business Governance, Longevity, Succession, Family Businesses WIFU_kompakt_25: Sieben Paradoxien der Langlebigkeit The publication WIFU_kompakt 25: Seven Paradoxes of Longevity (2022) provides a concise and well-founded overview of key areas of tension faced by multi-generational family businesses over the course of their... Read more
WIFU_kompakt, Topic: Leadership & Business Governance, Succession, Family Businesses WIFU_kompakt_24: Wie aus Töchtern Nachfolgerinnen werden The WIFU Foundation’s publication *WIFU_kompakt 24: How Daughters Become Successors* (2022) analyses the conditions under which daughters in entrepreneurial families embark on the path to taking over the running of the business, and... Read more
Videos, Topic: Digitalisation & AI, Family of entrepreneurs Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Thomas Clauß zur Studie „Digitalisierung in deutschen Familienunternehmen“ In his lecture „Digitalisation in German Family Businesses“ (2022), Prof. Dr Thomas Clauß presents the key findings of an empirical WIFU study on the state of digitalisation in German family businesses.... Read more
Practice article, topic: Communication, Crises & Conflicts, Entrepreneurial Family Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual – Gut angewendete Heuristiken, schlecht angewendete Heuristiken The article „He who has the choice, has the agony – well-applied heuristics, poorly-applied heuristics“ by Franziska v. Kummer and Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe illuminates the role of heuristics in complex decision-making processes... Read more
Podcasts, Topic: Family businesses, crises & conflicts, law & taxation Update Gesellschaftsrecht: Konflikte in Familienunternehmen In the episode „Update on Company Law: Conflicts in Family Businesses“ (2022) of the „CMS To Go“ podcast, Dr Daniel Otte talks to Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen about conflicts in family businesses and entrepreneurial families.... Read more
Podcasts, Topic: Family businesses, wealth & investments Wie enkelfähig sind die Entscheidungen der Marke Baby-Boomer The episode „How grandchild-friendly are the decisions made by the Baby Baby-Boomer brand?“ (2022) of the „Venture AI Podcast“ explores the future challenges facing an ageing, affluent society where inheritance plays a key role. In conversation with N... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family of entrepreneurs Das Tetralemma-Modell In his lecture „Tetralemma“ (2022), Prof. Dr Heiko Kleve outlines a systemic method that business families can use to structure complex decision-making and reflection processes. The starting point is the realisation that... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family Strategy & Family Governance, Entrepreneurial Families Familienstrategie & Management der Unternehmerfamilie In his lecture „Family Strategy & Management of the Entrepreneurial Family“ (2022), Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen explains why entrepreneurial families need their own structures in order to remain capable of making decisions, stay connected and operate professionally in the long term... Read more
Practical article, Topic: Digitalisation & AI, Family-run business Die zwei Seiten der digitalen Reife in Familienunternehmen. Eine holistische Perspektive auf die Anforderungen der Digitalisierung in Familienunternehmen The article „The Two Sides of Digital Maturity in Family Businesses – A Holistic Perspective on the Challenges of Digitalisation in Family Businesses“ by Thomas Clauß, Marc A. Scheffler and Maren Bende... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family of entrepreneurs Macht in Unternehmerfamilien In his lecture „Power in Entrepreneurial Families“ (2022), Prof. Dr Heiko Kleve provides a fundamental introduction to the topic of power and contextualises it from the perspectives of systems theory and interaction theory. He demonstrates that power is not... Read more
