Family Business Dynamics in Unpredictable Contexts Managing Complexity and Disorder

Stefan Märk , is program director and professor at the University of Applied Science in Puch/Urstein (Salzburg). His main research areas are the succession process and alternative approaches within the family business area. Furthermore, he works with start-ups an intrapreneurs as well. Future research topics are related to AI and Human Interactions in combination with serendipity and coincidence circumstances. By working as a consultant, he is always on the run to transform practical into academic knowledge and back.  

Mario Situm is Program Director and Professor at FH Kufstein Tirol, where he is active in research and teaching. His academic work focuses on corporate crisis and insolvency prediction, risk management, corporate finance, family businesses, and strategic management, with a strong emphasis on applied and empirical research. Alongside his academic career, he has extensive professional experience in banking, financial services, and real estate, including management and advisory roles. In addition, he works as an independent consultant, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in strategic and financial matters.