In order to distribute the results of its research and further add to the available body of knowledge on family-owned businesses, the Chair organizes and participates in many conferences, meetings of researchers and other training and educational activities. Some of the more prestigious research activities organized by or in collaboration with the Chair include:

Continuous Education Program on Family-Owned Business 

The Chair works with the IESE Alumni Association each year to offer a continuous education program aimed at increasing knowledge and understanding in a global business environment that is having an increasingly complex effect on family businesses and business families. The program also aims to establish closer ties within the worldwide academic community and to continue to promote advances in the area of family-owned business.

The sessions that have been conducted during the present academic year are as follows: 

• Family-Owned Business: Not So Small, Not So Young - September 2009

• How to manage the expectations of the family members in the family-owned business - March 2009

• Compensation systems in family-owned businesses: employees, management, shareholders, directors - January 2009
  

Short  Focused Programs 

The short focused programs organized by the family-owned business chair give members of family-owned firms an invaluable opportunity to step back from their careers to learn new skills, gain fresh insights and reflect on how they are leading their organizations.

Academic Schedule for 2009-2010

• Barcelona, IESE, Executive Education, Short Focused Programs: The mission of the family office: to preserve the patrimony and promote family business harmony (In Spanish – April 14 to April 15, 2010)

• Madrid, IESE, Executive Education, Short Focused Programs: The role of ownership in family-owned businesses: How to develop responsible owners (In Spanish – June 1 to June 2, 2010 )
  

Annual Family-Owned Business Conference

This annual conference provides a forum for delegates to discuss the latest trends and practices in family-owned businesses. It also offers an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between research and management in this area and reinforce links between members of family-owned businesses.