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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2014

Note to Instructors: Biohit: A Global, Family-Owned Company Embarking on a New Phase

Tanja Kontinen

University of Jyväskylä

Abstract

The article focuses on the intention of Osmo Suovaniemi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the family-owned biotechnology company Biohit established in Finland 1988, to pass his position to someone who do not belong to the company. Topics include the entrepreneurial career of Suovaniemi, the reflections of the managers regarding the future of the company, and the hopes of the executives for the diagnostics products of the company.

DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00488_2.x
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