Videos, Topic: Family of entrepreneurs 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 – Learning from Successful Entrepreneurial Families*. The focus is on the question of how entrepreneurial families manage to keep their businesses going... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, entrepreneurial families WIFU-Impuls: Ehe- & Lebenspartner in Unternehmerfamilien – Erwartungen, Spannungsfelder & Realität The presentation examines how entrepreneurial families regulate their dealings with partners and in-laws in family constitutions. Based on an AI-assisted analysis of family constitutions, the... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family Strategy & Family Governance, Entrepreneurial Families WIFU-Impuls: Partnerwahl strategisch gedacht – Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse von Dr. Marcel Megerle The lecture, which was recorded as part of the 43rd WIFU Steering Committee meeting, examines the choice of life partner in entrepreneurial families – a topic that has received little research attention to date, yet is highly relevant. The focus is on ... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, entrepreneurial families WIFU-Impuls: Sehr liberale Praxis im Umgang mit Ehe- und Lebenspartnern The lecture, which was recorded as part of the 43rd WIFU Steering Committee meeting, provides an insight into the historical development, governance structures and self-image of the Merck family of entrepreneurs. Starting from... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, Mental models Mentale Modelle in Unternehmerfamilien Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen’s lecture analyses how the mental models of entrepreneurial families influence the structural risk of family businesses. Taking as its starting point the different roles of individual family members... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, Mental models Mentale Modelle in Familienunternehmen | Kurze Einführung The lecture focuses on the concept of mental models in the context of family businesses. It begins by asking how entrepreneurial families perceive their business, their responsibilities and their role across generations... Read more
Videos, Topic: Mental models, Family of entrepreneurs Family Businesses as Systems | The WIFU Perspective The video „Family Businesses as Systems – WIFU Perspective“ explains the systemic approach to family businesses. It focuses on the interplay between the entrepreneurial family, ownership and the business. The ... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family Strategy & Family Governance, Mental Models, Entrepreneurial Families Understanding Family Businesses as Systems | WIFU Mental Models The lecture „Understanding Family Businesses as Systems“ by Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen analyses entrepreneurial families as social systems and describes four mental models that shape their self-perception and decision-making... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses WIFU-Ringvorlesung: Statuserhalt im Kontext von Familienbeziehungen aus ungleichheitssoziologischer Perspektive In the lecture „Maintaining status in the context of family relationships from a sociological perspective on inequality“ by Prof. Dr Nicole Burzan (Dortmund Technical University), maintaining status is examined as a central theme of inequality... Read more
Videos, Topic: Succession, Family Business WIFU-Impuls: Ahnen-Differenziert & gestärkt in die Zukunft gehen – Das familiäre Vermächtnis Management In a presentation at the WIFU Online Forum, Prof. Dr Heiko Kleve will explore the question of how entrepreneurial families can deal constructively with their family legacy. From the perspective of family sociology and systems theory ... Read more
Videos, Topic: Crises & Conflicts, Family-run business Die Kunst des fairen Streitens This video relates to the accompanying practical guide, *The Art of Fair Argument*, by Dr Lina Nagel Wilkening and Prof. Dr Heiko Kleve. In it, Dr Lina Nagel Wilkening presents a systemic approach... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family of entrepreneurs 61. WIFU-Online-Forum – Unternehmerfamilien und Philanthropie As part of the 61st WIFU Online Forum, Prof. Dr Tom A. Rüsen examines the central role that philanthropy plays in entrepreneurial families. Quotations from renowned business leaders make it clear that community... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses WIFU-Ringvorlesung: Ethik in Familienunternehmen In his lecture „Ethics in Family Businesses“, which took place as part of the WIFU lecture series „Between Rigour & Relevance“, Gerd Habermann explains the entrepreneurial ethos in the context of the market economy, competition and... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses, Succession Buchlesung: Die Kraft der Generationen At the book reading for *The Power of Generations – Learning from Successful Entrepreneurial Families* (2026) by Prof. Dr Heiko Kleve, the Managing and Academic Director of WIFU will be speaking at the Hay... Read more
Videos, Topic: Family businesses Dr. Axel Walther In this video, Dr Axel Walther, a former WIFU Foundation scholarship holder, explains how the funding supported his academic development in the field of family business research. The statement... Read more
