Introduction

Key benefits of the program for family businesses include:

1. Gaining a clear understanding of the roles, challenges, and potential of women in family business contexts.
2. Developing leadership, succession, decision-making, and influence-building capabilities within the family and the enterprise.
3. Equipping with practical tools to overcome social barriers, gender bias, and internal conflicts.
4. Learning from global research, case studies, and experiences regarding the role of women in the management and succession of family businesses.

This program is designed for:

1. Family business leaders and family members preparing for succession.
2. Entrepreneurs starting their businesses and preparing the next generation.
3. Managers seek to understand family businesses in order to work effectively and integrate into this model.

Program format:
The program runs for 30 hours (customisable), delivered by experienced researchers and consultants. Materials and content are standardised based on leading research and reputable publications in the field of family business. Classes are offered on a customised, “tailored” basis to address the specific issues of participants. Mode of delivery: in-person training.

Content

Reference

1. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise
2. Understanding the Family Business: Exploring the Differences Between Family and Nonfamily Businesses
3. Generation to Generation: Life Cycles of the Family Business. Authors: Kelin E.Gersick, John A. Davis, Marion McCollom Hampton, Ivan Lansberg
4. Dumas (1998) , “Women in Business Families: A Holistic Perspective”, Family Business Review
5. Harvard Business Review (2021), “How Women Are Leading the Way in Family Businesses”.
6. Klyver, K. & Terjesen, S. (2013), “Women Entrepreneurship in Family Business”
7. Glover, J. (2014), “Leadership and Succession Planning for Women in Family Firms”,  Leadership & Organization Development Journal
8. Jimenez, R.M. (2009), “Invisible but Powerful: Women in Family Business”, Journal of Business Ethics
9. Branson, L. (2020), “Gender and Leadership in Family Firms: Challenges and Opportunities”.
10. Coleman & Robb (2012)- Harvard Working Paper: Female Founders in Family Firms
11. Eagly & Carli (2007)- Branson (2020), Gender and Leadership in Family Firm.
12. PwC Family Business Survey (2022), “The Power of Women in Family Business”.
13. EY Global Family Business Center of Excellence (2020), “Women in Family Business: What Keeps You Up at Night?”