The Relevance of a Whole-Person Learning Approach to Family Business Education: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications

Intergenerational ownership succession

“…3 To make informed choices regarding the succession process, different alternative routes and their consequences, many business families take deliberate measures to increase their awareness, which can be of importance for all the above mentioned strategic succession goals. Barbera, Bernhard, Nacht, and McCann (2015) found good results of training ''nextgens'' in the form of an undergraduate family business course. The increased awareness regarding their own situation was helpful for the students' individuation process and helped them make longterm career decisions which was useful for the families to proactively plan for succession.…”

From the Editors: On Writing Up Qualitative Research in Management Learning and Education

“…This depends entirely on the research question; hence, the sample selection needs to align with the research question. The paper by Barbera, Bernhard, Nacht, and McCann (2015) published in AMLE provides an excellent example for showing the appropriateness of their sample and for involving different types of participants (i.e., students, parents, and course instructors) to obtain a more nuanced picture of how and why whole person learning aids in the education of the next generation of leaders of family businesses.…”

Influencia de las prácticas de gobierno corporativo y gestión en la percepción de la unidad y armonía en empresas familiares

“…La probabilidad de tener una percepción de mejoría en la unidad y armonía es más alta -1.86 veces-, cuando los actuales y potenciales accionistas familiares tengan los conocimientos necesarios para ejercer un rol responsable como propietarios. Recientes investigaciones han demostrado que las nuevas generaciones en las empresas familiares deben tener la capacidad de asumir varios roles, identidades y oportunidades (Barbera, Bernhard, Nacht & McCann, 2015). La formación de propietarios es el camino adecuado para que los accionistas tomen decisiones responsables que impacten positivamente la organización y apoyen su estrategia.…”