Idea Exchange: All in the Family
The Idea An EMBA for family businesses that sends students to visit their classmates' own…
Georgia
(Jan 17, 2014) — The Idea
An EMBA for family businesses that sends students to visit their classmates' own family-run
firms.
Publication
Link To Article
http://www.kennesaw.edu/ur/files/BizEd-JanFeb2014.pdfLocation
Coles College of Business at Kennesat State University in Georgia
A Different Dynamic
In 2009, Coles College launched ist 18-month, five-semester Executive MBA for Families
in Business for managers of family-owned operations. The program integrates topics
such as family dynamics, conflict resolution, and succession plans. These issues are
so unique to these businesses that some studnets already have general MBA degrees.
"Public companies think in terms of quarterly results," says Joe Astrachan, executive director of the school's Cox Family Enterprise Center. "Most family companies think long term. Survival tends to be the ultimate goal, not quarterly profits. These executives need a curricululm that reflects their realities." …
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 38,000 students. With 13 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
