Overview
Working in or with family businesses means both opportunities and challenges. Research shows that family businesses are different from other companies and in order to succeed as professionals in family businesses, it is important to understand their unique characteristics. This applies both if you own or will take over a family business, you are managing, or otherwise working with a family business.
Certified by Jönköping International Business School, this course is tailor-made for family business owners, managers and practitioners, and is based on the latest findings from the leading research conducted at the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO).
What does online distance learning involve?
Through the learning platform you’ll get access to recorded lectures, case studies and other study material. Communication takes place largely through discussion forums and e-meetings. This flexible form means that within each course section you can, to a large extent, choose the time and place for your studies, while regular deadlines distribute the studies evenly over the course.
What's the target group?
This course builds on the research excellence and practical relevance of the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership, bridging the core competences of JIBS faculty on family business and ownership. The participants will have a unique opportunity for applying the most relevant theoretical concepts to examples, cases and experiences from family businesses. The course is tailor-made for business owners, professionals and practitioners, working in or with family businesses, as well as for next-generation family business members and successors.
Schedule
Online seminars and meetings are organized every second Friday. Times are expressed as CET (Stockholm time). The following schedule refers to the 4th edition of the course (2024). * Preliminary schedule. To be confirmed.
Welcome meeting | Week 5 | February, 4 | 14:00-16:00 |
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Module 1 | |||
Online seminar | Week 7 | February, 17 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 9 | March, 3 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 11 | March, 17 | 14:00-16:00 |
Module 2 | |||
Online seminar | Week 13 | March, 31 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 16 | April, 21 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 18 | May, 5 | 14:00-16:00 |
Module 3 | |||
Online seminar | Week 20 | May, 19 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 22 | June, 2 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 24 | June, 16 | 14:00-16:00 |
Autumn kick-off | Week 35 | September, 1 | 14:00-16:00 |
Module 4 | |||
Online seminar | Week 37 | September, 15 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 39 | September, 29 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 41 | October, 13 | 14:00-16:00 |
Module 5 | |||
Online seminar | Week 43 | October, 27 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 45 | November, 10 | 14:00-16:00 |
Online seminar | Week 47 | November, 24 | 14:00-16:00 |
Facts
Syllabus (.pdf)
Prerequisites
- The applicant has a Bachelor ́s degree and has an extensive leadership experience in a family business.
- Other applicant with a Bachelor ́s degree or an extensive business experience might be accepted to the course based on clear motivations for participating to a family business course.
- English proficiency is required (level 6/B or equivalent).
We request all candidates to provide us with an application letter (min 300, max 500 words) written in English. This letter clearly describes the motivations for taking a family business course. In particular, the application letter contains:
- your personal and professional reasons for taking a Family Business course.
- description of your leadership experience in a family business (e.g. as owner, member of the board, manager, or successor).
- indication if you are a member of a family business or to what extent you are connected to a family business.
The application letter should be submitted as a PDF.
Application
In order to apply, you need to upload the following documents:
- Application letter
- Education certificate: Bachelor's or Master's diploma and transcript
- Work experience certificate: provided by the employer stating the title, role, employment start and end dates, details about years of leadership experience relevant to family business.
- English proficiency: level 6/B or equivalent (can be assessed through a phone interview)
- Curriculum vitae
- Passport/id card
Please notice: the application letter (min 300, max 500 words) is written in English. This letter clearly describes the motivations for taking a family business course:
- Your personal and professional reasons for taking a Family Business course.
description of your leadership experience in a family business (e.g. as owner, member of the board, manager, or successor). - indication if you are a member of a family business or to what extent you are connected to a family business.
If you need any clarification regarding the content of the course, you can contact Massimo.Bau@ju.se. If you need support in the application process, please refer to Adam.Al-Azzawi@ju.se.
Certificate
In addition to the registration of 15 ECTS credits at master’s level, you will receive a certificate in Family Business Management, issued by Jönköping International Business School, after completion of the course.
Courses
* Preliminary schedule. To be confirmed.
The course is offered at an advanced level and is given in English. Each of the 5 modules consists in 3 online lectures (pre-recorded) and 3 online meetings (in real time) for a duration of 6 weeks per module. The estimated effort for taking this course is about 10 hours of study per week. The course schedule is presented below.
Modules | Period* |
– Family Business, introduction and characteristics – 3 credits | weeks 5-11, 2024 |
– Family Business Strategy – 3 credits | weeks 12-18, 2024 |
– Family Business Governance – 3 credits | weeks 19-24, 2024 |
– Family Business Ownership – 3 credits | weeks 36-41, 2024 |
– Family Business Emotions – 3 credits | weeks 42-47, 2024 |
* Preliminary schedule. To be confirmed.
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Contact us
For information about the course, please contact:
- Director CeFEO
Senior Associate Professor Business Administration - Jönköping International Business School
- massimo.bau@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1813
- Coordinator
- Jönköping International Business School
- adam.al-azzawi@ju.se
- +46 36-550 2472