For many years, academia did not pay much attention to family firms, because it was assumed that relevant companies, with the exception of those managed by first-generation entrepreneurs, were highly professionalized and either widely-traded or state-owned. Business schools have come to recognize that family firms are a relevant and established form of business organization around the world, and that family involvement in business is a complex and exciting subject, which is worthy of study.
Managing the Family Business is addressed to students who:
- are members of an entrepreneurial family;
- may one day work in a family-owned business;
- may one day work as advisors or service providers to family-owned businesses (as accountants, bankers, consultants, etc.).
- Teacher: Alexandre Dias da Cunha