Objectives and competences
The student will:
• know the most important theoretical concepts of entrepreneurship;
• understand the importance of family entrepreneurship;
• be able to distinguish between business and family in the context of family entrepreneurship;
• be able to distinguish between types of family businesses;
• know the advantages and disadvantages of family businesses;
• understand the relationships between employees in family businesses;
• know the role of conflicts in the family business;
• know the challenges of family businesses;
• knew and understood internal entrepreneurship;
• understand the role of succession in family businesses;
• Know the importance of successful succession for family businesses;
• Know and understand good and bad practices in family businesses.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Introduction to entrepreneurship: concept, definition and development;
2. Definition and the meaning of family entrepreneurship;
3. Business and family;
4. Properties and sorts of family enterprises;
5. Strenghts and weaknesses of family enterprises;
6. Relationships among employees in family enteprises;
7. Conflicts among employees in family enterprises;
8. Challenges in family enterprises
9. Intrapreneurship;
10. Legacy in family enterprises;
11. Good and bad practices in family enterprises.
12. Good and bad practices in family enterprises.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
• state and describe theoretical concepts of family entrepreneurship;
• distinguish between types of family businesses;
• distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of family businesses;
• identify relationships between employees in family businesses;
• compose or prepare a successful succession plan for family businesses;
• identify the challenges of family businesses.
Readings
1. Letonja, M., Jeraj, M., & Marič, M. (2016). An empirical study of the relationship between entrepreneurial competences and innovativeness of successors in family SMEs. Organizacija, 49(4), 225–239.
2. Jeraj, M., Marič, M., Todorović, I., Čudanov, M., & Komazec, S. (2015). The role of openness and entrepreneurial curiosity in company’s growth. Amfiteatru economic, 17(38), 371–389.
3. Družinsko podjetništvo Slovenija ... (2014). Družinsko podjetništvo Slovenija ...
4. Hnátek, M. (2015). Entrepreneurial thinking as a key factor of family business success. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 181, 342–348.
5. Kociper, T. (2018). Nasledstvo: izziv družinskih podjetij: priročnik za ustanovitelje in naslednike pri prenosu lastništva in vodenja družinskega podjetja (1. izd., str. 71). Spirit Slovenija, javna agencija.
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