This course is part of the Leading a Family Business Specialization

David S. Xotlanihua-González +1 more instructor

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Leading a Family Business SpecializationTecnológico de Monterrey

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To ensure that the family business transcends and the company is sustained over time, in this course of entrepreneurship and business administration, you will have the opportunity to understand the complexity of family and business dynamics, reflect on the roles and ways of thinking of the family's leader and make a diagnosis of entrepreneurship.
All this in order for you to know the instruments and components that involve leading and orchestrating the family business: the future vision of the business family, the development of the next generations and the formation of an effective and flexible family and business government. All the knowledge acquired in this course of business administration can be applied in the family business.

The Center for Entrepreneurial Families and EGADE Business School of Tecnologico de Monterrey is the ideal institution to develop these skills, since Tec de Monterrey is #1 university in Mexico and the 6th best in Latin America according to Times Higher Education (THE) 2016.

Professors from the Entrepreneurial Families Center are highly qualified and recognized as part of the worldwide STEP project for family entrepreneurship, moreover, EGADE Business School is number 1 school in Latin America, in its MBA, according to the ranking of America Economia.

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Leading a Family Business Specialization

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Approx. 30 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Apply strategies, tools and models to lead and orchestrate the family business
Identify and apply main characteristics that will allow you to be a good business leader
Generate entrepreneurial talent within the organization using business leadership

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

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Course 2 of 3 in the

Leading a Family Business Specialization

Advanced Level

Approx. 30 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

David S. Xotlanihua-González

742 Learners

2 Courses

Dr. Fernando Sandoval Arzaga

1,061 Learners

4 Courses

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Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

7 hours to complete

Topic 1. Fundamentals of the Family Business

7 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 12 min), 16 readings, 4 quizzes

3 videos

Welcome49s

Myths and realities of the family business5m

Video Challenges and perspectives of the family business5m

16 readings

General objective and list of topics10m

References10m

Schedule10m

Frequent questions10m

Evaluation10m

Methodology10m

Policies10m

Introduction10m

Myths and realities of the family business30m

Infographic30m

To know more10m

PDF. Challenges and perspectives of the family business30m

Infographic30m

Contextualized situation30m

Evaluation of Topic 1. Fundamentals of the Family Business10m

Invitation to continue with the next topic10m

4 practice exercises

Self-evaluation30m

Contextualized situation30m

Topic Evaluation 130m

Week

Week 2

6 hours to complete

Topic 2. Identification of roles in the family business

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 13 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes

2 videos

The business-family-ownership system7m

Ways of thinking of the family business leader-owner5m

10 readings

Introduction10m

The business-family-ownership system30m

Infographic30m

To know more10m

PDF. Identification of Roles in the Family Business10m

Infographic30m

Contextualized situation30m

Project30m

Evaluation of Topic 2. Identification of roles in the family business10m

Invitation to continue with the next topic10m

4 practice exercises

Self-evaluation30m

Contextualized situation30m

Topic Evaluation 230m

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Topic 3. Forward Vision in Entrepreneurial Families

5 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 12 min), 8 readings, 3 quizzes

Week

Week 4

6 hours to complete

Topic 4. Next Generation Development (NxtGen)

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 12 min), 9 readings, 4 quizzes

2 videos

Commitment and successor competency inventory6m

Next Generation Talent Development5m

9 readings

Introduction10m

Commitment and critical success factors in succession30m

Infographic30m

To know more10m

Flipbook30m

Infographic30m

Individual practice with peer evaluation30m

Evaluation of Topic 4. Next Generation Development (NxtGen)10m

Invitation to continue with the next topic10m

3 practice exercises

Self-evaluation30m

Topic Evaluation 430m

About the Leading a Family Business Specialization

This specialized Program is aimed at leaders and entrepreneurs, who seek to develop strategies for transgenerational entrepreneurship and innovation.

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