Family Business Management
Course code
MGMT603
Course type
MSc Course
Weekly Hours
2,5
ECTS
5.0
Term
FS 2019
Language
Englisch
Lecturers
Juniorprof. Dr. Max Peter Leitterstorf
Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office.
Course content
Family businesses in today's international and competitive markets, focussing on innovative approaches to several day-to-day problems such as financial decisions, innovation, leadership, non-family manager integration, nepotism, and the relationship between international success and corruption
Class dates
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, 05.03.2019 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Monday, 18.03.2019 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Wednesday, 20.03.2019 | 08:00 - 13:00 |
| Tuesday, 26.03.2019 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Tuesday, 02.04.2019 | 15:30 - 18:45 |
| Wednesday, 17.04.2019 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
Learning outcomes
Basic theories from strategy (RBV, agency, etc.) as well as from the family business field (e.g., SEW) will be applied to a real-life family firm case.
Literature
SAGE Handbook of Family Business, Melin, L., Nordqvist, M., Sharma, P. (Eds.), Sage, London: 2014 further reading will be given to the class as mandatory reading for each lecture Secondary literature: to be announced n the first lesson
Requirements
none
Total workload
150