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Family businesses are regarded as important employers in Germany. Nevertheless, little is known about the payment structures of managing directors. For this reason, ifm mannheim and Gabriela Jaecker GmbH Personal und Nachfolgeberatung conducted the first study on salary structures in family ...

The past catches up with everyone – including family businesses. The team's case study Discover how past mistakes describe family businesses, how misconduct in the past can lead to serious crises in family businesses, and what coping strategies exist – presented in problem solving are possible. This ...

As part of the “New Generation New Vision” series, founder Simon Engelhorn will be coming to the ifm on 23 July 2024.

With the support of KPMG and the ifm Sponsors' Association, ifm Mannheim has produced a new analysis of the importance and economic strength of family businesses.

The article demonstrates the important mediating role of the resource-induced coping heuristic (RiCH) between psychological capital and the recognition of opportunities.

Studies by Jan-Philipp Ahrens and Andrew Isaak published in the IAP book “European Entrepreneurship Research and Practice”.

Artikel “Innovation in der Nachgründungsphase von Familienunternehmen” von Jan Zybura, Nora Zybura, Jan-Philipp Ahrens und Michael Woywode.

The Family Businesses team regularly examines the importance of the largest German family businesses for economic strength, both in Germany and internationally.

According to the relevant management literature, the loyalty of shareholders to the family business is an important factor for the success and long-term survival of family businesses. But how do you actually achieve this shareholder loyalty?