About this episode

The episode discusses effective governance in family-owned retail businesses with insights from Prof Dr Philipp Hoog.

Send us Fan Mail While we often think in terms of large, listed corporations, family firms account for some 70% of global GDP and 60% of global employment. They are key drivers of innovation, entrepreneurship, and long-term value creation, and effective governance of family firms warrants serious attention. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner, is joined by Prof. Dr. Philipp Hoog. Philipp is a Partner at BBE Handelsberatung, a leading German consultancy sp...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Sabine Dembkowski

Guest: Prof Dr Philipp Hoog

Topics covered

• family-owned businesses
• governance
• retail
• innovation
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• family firms
• global GDP
• employment
• long-term value
• consultancy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBE Handelsberatung

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