


Work at the Witten Institute for Family Business (WIFU) is very diverse. In the academic field it includes research and training, while practical exchange involves organising almost 30 events each year. Staff permanently employed at the Institute, our visiting academics, doctoral and scholarship holders – all of us are passionate about research, training, development and the education of potential successors in family businesses as well as organising an exchange of practice and experience among family entrepreneurs and members of business families. To the people who work at WIFU, their work is not just a career, it’s a calling.
The Institute management team is involved mainly in acquiring and publishing research findings for business. Actual issues from industry and business are compiled on an academic basis, and, in collaboration with the WIFU academics, evaluated and presented in practical terms. The practical guidelines, studies and practical publications are made available to the public through a range of communication channels and media. This approach is augmented by a programme of events for family businesses and business families hosted by members of the team at the WIFU Foundation. Our events management team organizes not only events for supporters at the WIFU Foundation, but also a range of independent, interactive event formats aimed at conveying experience reports and academic findings designed to help family businesses and business families prepare for the future.
Both teams work closely to disseminate the knowledge generated at WIFU among the non-academic public. Fundraising done by the WIFU Foundation ensures that the Institute can continue and implement its research strategy.
WIFU offers various jobs and opportunities for funding in research and training. Find out here about the latest offers.