The 2023 International Achievement Award from the Family Firm Institute (FFI), the premier global association for family enterprise professionals, was officially presented to the Grossman School of Business for the Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (SG-FECC) at the FFI Annual Global Conference on October 26, 2023 in New York City. Founder and co-chair Dita Sharma received the award on behalf of the business school and SG-FECC.
FFI Awards
The FFI Awards honor excellence in the field across three categories, including Achievement Awards in family business research and practice. FFI established the Achievement Awards for professional achievement in 1992 to further enhance its multidisciplinary and global approach to family enterprise advising, consulting, and research. The FFI International Achievement Award was established in 2000 and recognizes individuals or organizations for outstanding achievement in furthering the understanding of international issues and global networks in multi-generational, family-owned enterprises these prestigious awards are the pinnacles of achievement in the field.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by FFI for our work in the family business education, research, and practice with SG-FECC. FFI sets the bar high as a global leader through their work advancing family enterprises,” said Sharma. “SG-FECC is an exceptional opportunity for business students around the world to connect and explore unique family business cases.”
10 Years of SG-FECC
SG-FECC is a four-day competition in which undergraduate and graduate student teams from top business schools around the world analyze cases focused on the unique dilemmas faced by family enterprises, applying participants knowledge and expertise they have developed in the classroom towards complex family business cases. Competitors must prepare their case recommendations for each round and present these to a panel of judges comprising business leaders, educators, and advisors. This case competition was founded in 2013 by Pramodita “Dita” Sharma who runs and co-chairs the event along with Thomas Chittenden. More than 800 student competitors from 66 universities competed in SG-FECC and over 550 judges have participated over the last 10 years. The 11th edition is slated for January 10 – 13, 2024.
About FFI
For more than thirty years, the Family Firm Institute have engaged in educating, connecting, and inspiring professionals who serve family enterprises. FFI is a leading organization for the advisors, consultants, educators, and researchers who help perpetuate trans-generational family enterprise. In adopting a multidisciplinary and global perspective, FFI understands family enterprise as a fundamental driver of global economic growth, prosperity, and stability.
Learn more about SG-FECC and the Grossman School of Business’s Family Business Institute.