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SPJIMR CFBE co-hosts its third SPGC Conversation Series
July 24, 2024
SPJIMR Centre for Family Business and Entrepreneurship (CFBE) hosted its concluding session of the STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) Conversation Series. The session featured accomplished experts, Prof. Cristina Cruz Serrano, Director of the IE Center for Families in Business, IE Business School, Spain and Mr Prasad M Kumar, Business Chairman, Institution Building and Governance and Family Business Advisor. Prof. Tulsi Jayakumar, SPJIMR CFBE Executive Director, moderated the thought-provoking conversation on ‘Resilience in Family Businesses’ in uncertain and turbulent times. The speakers delved into various dimensions of resilience, emphasising its significance in maintaining the legacy and fostering trans-generational entrepreneurship within family firms.
Prof. Serrano delved into the concept of socio-emotional wealth and its profound impact on the resilience of family businesses. Mr. Prasad Kumar, also the founder of Human Endeavour Associates, shared practical insights from his extensive experience in strategic advisory for family enterprises. The discussion highlighted how overlaps among family business and ownership subsystems can create volatility and affect organisational resilience. The event concluded with an interactive Q&A session, where both speakers provided valuable advice for future research and practical strategies to enhance resilience in family firms.
As an affiliate of the prestigious Stichting STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC) for Family Enterprising, SPJIMR CFBE was the select partner host of SPGC for the year 2023-24. In October 2023, CFBE inaugurated the SPGC Conversation Series 2023-2024 with its first session on ‘Responsible Innovation among Family Businesses’. This session featured esteemed speakers Prof. Alfredo De Massis and Mr. Harsh Mariwala and was skillfully moderated by Prof. Tulsi Jayakumar. The second session of the series centred around the ‘Internationalization of Family Firms’, showcasing keynote insights from Professors Tanja Leppäaho, Sarah Jack, and Andrea Calabrò.
