Some family business owners may hesitate to use it or feel threatened by the pressure from younger family business managers to change. Mehmet M. Dalkilic, IU visiting assistant professor of informatics, will explore the generational differences of information technology and discuss several dimensions, including legal and ethical concerns, work culture, sense of time, sociological issues and differing business paradigms. Companies are invited to bring employees representing differing generations within their businesses. Time will be set aside during the workshop to break into generational groups to discuss the featured topics. For those struggling with family business relationships, these discussions have proven to be very beneficial.
Registration is open to any Indiana family-owned business.
The Indiana Family Business Forum, launched in 1998, is a program of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in IU's Kelley School of Business. It is specifically designed for Indiana family businesses and provides informational seminars and materials on issues unique to the family business, access to business assessment services tailored for family businesses, and networking opportunities.