Thesis supervisor: Balázs Heidrich
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Budapest Business School Abbreviation of location of studies: BGE
Description of the research topic:
The definitional challenge of family businesses has long overcome the one dimensional perspective of their differences to non-family businesses. The research topic highlights the strategic development routes of FBs and the intertwined dimensions of organization- and cultural change. The analyzis of the dilemmas of the professionalization process of first generation FBs’ familiness is a strong focus of the research field.
The succession strategy models of first and second generation FBs support the understanding of future operation and governance models. PhD students will have the opportunity to join the international strategic priority FB research projects of BBS.