Northwood University - A Tradition of Family Owned Business Excellence

Questions About You

What year were you born? *

What's your name?

First Last

Email

Gender *

Male
Female
Prefer Not to Answer

Questions About Your Education

Your Program *

Undergraduate
Graduate

Have you declared a major (e.g., Marketing)? *

Yes
No

What is your declared major? *

What is your expected year of graduation? *

What is the course in which you completed this survey? *

Questions About Your Family Business

Does your family, immediate or extended (mom, dad, aunts, uncles, cousings, etc.) own at least 50% of at least one incorporated (LLC, S corp, C corp, partnership, sole proprietorship) business?

Yes
No

Questions About Your Family Business (Continued)

What year did this business begin operations? *

What were the firm's approximate sales for 2015?

The business's core activity *

Manufacturing
Services
Agriculture

Number of full-time employees *

Number of part-time employees *

Which, if any, of your parents work at the business? *

Father
Mother

Number of brothers *

Number of brothers that work at the business *

Number of sisters *

Number of sisters that work at the business *

Questions About Your Involvement In The Business

How involved have you been in your family business to date? *

Not at all involved	Have worked seasonally (e.g., Summers)	Have worked part-time (e.g., weekends or evenings)	Have worked full-time (e.g., 40 hours per week)

Do you plan to work in the family business in the future?

If your answer to the previous question was DEFINITELY or PROBABLY, how soon do you plan to join the business?

Immediately upon graduation
Within the short-term future (within five years of graduating)
In the longer-term future (no sooner than five years of graduating)

How would you describe your current ownership stake in the family? *

I have no ownership interest in the company
I own a minority interest in the company
I own a majority interest in the company

Do you expect to own a significant interest in the family business in the future?

The next set of items focus on how you think about and relate to your family and its business. *

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
I am expected to join the family business upon graduating (N )
I feel I ought to go work at the family business (N)
I feel I will be letting down my parents if I do not work at the family business (N)
I feel I will be letting down my siblings if I do not work at the family business (N)
My personal interests fit well with the family business (A)
I am excited about working at the family business (A)
Working at the family business will help me realize my personal dreams (A)
I have at least one other career interest that does not fit well with the family business (A)
I feel I can enact my entrepreneurial potential within the family business (A)
I would expect to be paid more working at the family business than I could receive in the outside job market. (C)
I would expect to be placed in a more senior position working at the family business than I would be if I went to work at another organization. (C)
Given the lifestyle I aspire to I need to work at the family business. (I)
Given the current economic climate I need to work in the family business (I)
My best job option is working at the family business (I)
Given my current school-related debts I need to work at the family business. (I)

This final set of items concerning educational offerings in family business at your educational institution *

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
My university offers one or more courses in family business.
I feel my university courses are helping me make an informed decision about whether to go into my family business.

Comments About Family Business Education

What do you see at the most important issues that courses in Family Business should seek to address?

If you have other comments you would like to share concerning how your family business and your involvement in it, please feel free to share them here.