How can the next generation prepare to take over the family business?
How can the next generation prepare to take over the family business? - The WIFU is continuing its lecture series on May 15th with an English-language talk by Isabel C....
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Creating Synergy Between Family Business Research and Practice
"Creating Synergy Between Family Business Research and Practice: From Inspirations to Applications" - Don't miss Kimberly A. Eddleston's lecture on May 2nd as part of the Witten Institute for Family...
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WIFU has a research cooperation with the Center of Excellence on Family Business & Entrepreneurship at the Foundation for Research, Education and Development (FRED)
Since 2022, the WIFU has had a research cooperation agreement with the Center of Excellence on Family Business & Entrepreneurship at the Foundation for Research, Education and Development (FRED) in...
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WIFU is a member of European network of leading research institutions
Since September 2022, the WIFU has been a member of the European Family Business Research Centers Network (EuFBC), an association of 21 organisations that play a leading role in the...
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New volume of the WIFU publication series
Siblings – they love and sometimes hate each other. Today, more and more often, they are supposed to lead family businesses together. But why do some sibling co-leaderships work well...
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New book “Managing Business Family Dynasties”
This book by Prof. Dr. Tom Rüsen, Prof. Dr. Heiko Kleve und Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe deals with dynastic business families. Such families are characterized by a circle of...
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Study “The Business Family and its Family Strategy”
In their brand new study Tom A. Rüsen and Ann Sophie Löhde go about the question how German family businesses shape the relationship between family business and business families and...
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Commemorative Publication for Arist von Schlippe
The commemorative publication for Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe in celebration of his 70th birthday in April 2021 is now available as open access download. As part of his work...
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