BA 365 Family Business Management E-Course

Working professionals and students who are not from family businesses can take the Family Business Management E-course that is offered by OSU Extended Campus each term.

The ten-week course focuses on the opportunities and the problems characteristic of family businesses: entrepreneurship, management succession, transfer of ownership, mixing family and business roles, family conflicts, personnel issues, non-family employees, and outside advisors.

Instructor and Contact
Dr.  Robin Klemm at 541-737-6017 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sean Krause at 541-737-6019 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Admission Requirements
The course is  open to business owners and postsecondary students on a space-available basis.

Application Procedures
Students must apply and be admitted into the course. Complete the e-course application  or contact the Student Services Center at 541-737-9204 or 800-667-1465.

Technology Requirements
Students must have access to e-mail and the World Wide Web in order to enroll in this course.

Teaching Format
The classroom employs readings, homework projects, and on-line discussion

BA 463 Family Business Management at the OSU College of Business

Oregon State graduate and undergraduate students should enroll in BA 463, Family Business Management, the four-credit family business management course offered by the Austin Family Business Program during each spring term. The ten-week course addresses aspects of managing an established family business, on a day-to-day basis and planning for succession to the next generation: values, life cycles, marketing strategies, succession, conflict resolution, communications, legal and financial aspects, estate planning, governance and philanthropy.

Family business issues of new companies are a small part of the course content; this is not a course in entrepreneurship or in small business management, and is not immediately relevant for students who want to start their own companies.

Instructor and Contact
Dr.  Robin Klemm at 541-737-6017 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dr. Sherri Noxel at 541-737-6019 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Admission Requirements
Senior or graduate students from all colleges are eligible. The course is designed for students from family business. Permission of instructor is based on an application. The course is  open to business owners on a non-credit, space-available basis.

Application Procedures
Students must apply and be admitted into the course. Complete the application here or contact Melissa Elmore at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (541)737-3326.

Technology Requirements
Students must have access to OSU Blackboard, e-mail and the World Wide Web in order to enroll in this course.

Teaching Format
The classroom employs video, audio, photographs and slides, faculty and guest lectures, and class discussion