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SEM 628

Managing Family Enterprise

3 units

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Understand the significance of family enterprises and their social and economic impact
  • Recognize the competitive dynamics of family businesses and the foundational models/theories of the family enterprise system
  • Differentiate and understand issues family enterprises must manage across governance, strategy, and leadership
  • Introduction to course objectives, expectations and outcomes
  • Social and economic impact of family businesses
  • Advantages and disadvantages of family business Exercise: Personal connections to family business and myth-busting common assumptions

Readings

  • Kachaner N, Stalk G, Bloch A. (2012) What
    required
  • Tagiuri, R., & Davis, J. (1996). Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm. Family Business Review
    required
  • Baron J, Lachenauer R. (2021) Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation? Harvard Business Review Digital Articles
    required
  • Alderson, K. (2019). Chapter 3 & 4, pp. 31-57., Family business governance: increasing business effectiveness and professionalism
    required
  • Alderson, K. (2019). Chapter 5, pp. 59-70., Family business governance: increasing business effectiveness and professionalism
    required
  • Alderson, K. (2019). Chapter 6, pp. 71-77., Family business governance: increasing business effectiveness and professionalism
    required
  • Lansberg, Ivan. (2007). The tests of a Prince. Harvard Business Review
    required
  • Support Network, Crisis Support: 780-482-4357
    unspecified
    ISBN 7804824357
  • Community Urgent Services and Stabilization: 780-342-7777
    unspecified
    ISBN 7803427777
  • Acknowledgement: This course has been designed by Matt Knight, building on course materials, teaching style, and provided materials as initially developed by Vern Glaser, Jennifer Sloan, and Jennifer Jennings at the University of Alberta
    unspecified
Winter 2025

Readings

  • Ivey Publishing:
    required
  • Support Network, Crisis Support: 780-482-4357
    unspecified
    ISBN 7804824357
  • Community Urgent Services and Stabilization: 780-342-7777
    unspecified
    ISBN 7803427777
  • Acknowledgement: This course has been designed by Matt Knight building upon course materials, teaching style and materials provided and originally developed by Vern Glaser, Jennifer Sloan, and Jennifer Jennings at the University of Alberta
    unspecified
  • Date Topic Reading Case Intro to Family Enterprise Kachaner N, Stalk G, Bloch A. (2012) What
    unspecified
  • Tagiuri, R., & Davis, J. (1996). Bivalent Attributes of the Family Three Circle Model Firm. Family Business Review
    unspecified
  • Systems Thinking and Family 01/13 Enterprise as a system Baron J, Lachenauer R. (2021) Do
    unspecified
  • Pendergast, Jennifer, and Brun de The Family System Pontet, Stephanie. (2011) Linking
    unspecified
  • Family Meetings, Assembly, Goals for the Future (2023) 5-422- Council Alderson, K. (2019). Chapter 3 & 4, 752
    unspecified
Sources