The project is concerned with a comprehensive analysis of the sector of family enterprises in Germany. The analysis focuses on different questions: Main topics are the quantitative assessment of the economic importance of family enterprises, their commitment in corporate social responsibility, problems of intergenerational transition, financing behaviour and financing problems as well as the legal, fiscal and administrative environment of family enterprises.
Client
Project duration
15.03.2007 - 28.02.2008
Contact
Project members
Dr. Michael Schröder
(Coordinator)
Dr. Peter Westerheide
(Coordinator)
Christof Ernst
Prof. Dr. Bettina Peters
Waldemar Rotfuß
Dr. Sandra Schmidt
Tobias Schmidt
Prof. Dr. Tereza Tykvova
Carsten Wendt
Departments
Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets · Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics · Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
Cooperation partner
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh, DE
Stiftung Familienunternehmen e.V., Stuttgart, DE
Hennerkes, Kirchdörfer & Lorz, DE