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Activities
The activities of the Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid Bin Khalid Al Qassimi Chair in Family Business are integrated into three main pillars: research, teaching and knowledge transfer.
Research
- UAE, GCC and MENA family firms in an international context
- Developing outstanding lines of research in order to contextualize the phenomenon of family business in the UAE, GCC and MENA region
- Publishing academic articles in top journals in order to disseminate the knowledge created by the Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid Bin Khalid Al Qassimi Chair in Family Business
- Participating in national and international research conferences in order to extend the network and knowledge horizons of the Chair
- Strengthening research links with local, regional, and international researchers and scholars as well as research groups
- Improving students' analytical skills by involving them in research activities
Teaching
- Comprehensive understanding of family business: Specificities and importance
- Designing family business courses for undergraduate and graduate levels
- Organizing family business workshops and seminars for business families
- Coordinating external educational activities within the community by linking the Family Business Chair with external stakeholders
- Developing specific programs for family business executive education
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge-Based Family Business
- Developing activities and actions for practitioners, who are actively involved in family businesses, in order to disseminate practical knowledge and good practices for family business sustainability and survivability
- Developing activities and actions for business families in order to integrate all family members in their practice-based activities with the aim to achieve the well-being of the family and the well-being of the firm
- Collaborating with policy-makers in order to encourage public institutions to support family business and entrepreneurial family business activities
- Developing a family business incubator lab as an integrated space for the new generation of family business members in order to develop their entrepreneurial competencies
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