SEMESTER 1 2023.
, The interview
Advice the entrepreneur/owner before you begin with the interview that participation in your
study is completely voluntary. If there are any other questions that they prefer not to answer,
they have a right to do so. All the information that they will provide through their participation
in your study will be kept confidential by you and the Lecturer.
Use the following as a guideline to structure your assignment.
plan and its significance. (5)
2. Provide a background of the chosen enterprise including its founding, the type of
business (industry), owners and ownership structure, structural form, locations, expansion
(both in terms of facilities/ locations and products/ markets), hours of operation, number of
staff members, and so forth. (10)
3. What are the family conflicts faced by the chosen business? What are the reasons for the
absence of a written succession plan? If there is a succession plan, which process was
followed to develop the plan (critic the succession plan)? (15)
4. What are the determinants of a successor? What are the most important qualities that a
possible successor should have? What are the benefits of running a family business?
(10)
5. Provide recommendations on how the business can solve its problems that you have
discovered in the interview. Also, briefly touch on the stages of succession planning in
your recommendation. (15)
6. Conclusion (5)
7. References (Harvard style) (5)
8. Technical specifications (academic writing, neatness layout) (5)