Managing the Family Business

Catalog description

Prerequisite(s): Only open to BBA students; Entrepreneurship minors may request a prerequisite override to register for this course. Explores the unique personal and interpersonal issues, as well as the business issues, associated with the family-owned and managed firm. Topics evaluated in the course include the competitive strengths and weaknesses of a family firm; the dynamics of family interactions and the family business culture; conflict resolutions; estate planning; and planning for succession. BBA students must have a declared major to enroll in this course.