Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 14 Issue 4

Editorial: How to respond to reviewers

Vanessa Ratten

The relationship between the use of technologies and digitalization strategies for digital transformation in family businesses

Sérgio Begnini, Ieda Margarete Oro, Graciele Tonial, Inocencia Boita Dalbosco

Analyzing the effect of digitalization strategies and barriers to digital transformation (DT) on the use of technologies, in the Brazilian context, is necessary to broaden the…

Navigating towards hyperautomation and the empowerment of human capital in family businesses: a perspective article

Andrew Birkbeck, Lisa Rowe

This paper aims to explore the past and future impacts of automation on family businesses, with a focus on the opportunities for human capital empowerment.

Learning from family business researchers

Vanessa Ratten, James J. Chrisman, Michael Mustafa, Salvatore Sciascia, Claire Seaman, Allan Discua Cruz, Feranita Feranita

This article provides commentary from well-known family business researchers on what they have learnt about the family business field and tips for the future.

Transgenerational value transmission in business-owning families: an indigenous African perspective

Welcome Kupangwa, Shelley Maeva Farrington, Elmarie Venter

This study aims to investigate the favourable conditions that influence transgenerational value transmission (TVT), value acceptance and value similarity between generations in…

Hotel housekeepers in family hotel business: a perspective article

Almudena Otegui Carles

The purpose of this research is to delve into the scientific literature on hotel housekeepers in family hotel businesses to suggest new research directions in this field.

Family business in the Arabian Gulf region

John Rice, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Anestis Fotiadis

The purpose of the paper is to provide some insights into the importance of family business in the transition of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region into a diversified…

Relationship between different resource and capability configurations and competitiveness – comparative study of Hungarian family and nonfamily firms

Zoltán Kárpáti, Adrienn Ferincz, Balázs Felsmann

The purpose of this paper is to identify different types of resource and capability configurations among Hungarian family and nonfamily firms and explore which compositions can be…

Revolutionizing family businesses with artificial intelligence: a perspective article

Sukanlaya Sawang, Robbert Anton Kivits

This perspective article addresses the essential need to comprehend what artificial intelligence (AI) entails and how it can revolutionize the family business sector.

Corporate governance and family business: a perspective article

Franklin Nakpodia

The governance of family businesses has attracted considerable scrutiny among scholars and practitioners. This paper explores influences that have defined corporate governance…

Drivers of knowledge transfer for succession in family business: a perspective article

Thanh-Thao Luong, Cat-My Dang, Que Nguyet Tran

This study aims to identify various factors that have driven the knowledge transfer process for succession purposes in family business since the 1920s and discuss their…

Post-entry decisions in international entrepreneurship and family business: a perspective article

Eduardo Terán-Yépez

This perspective article aims to provide an overview of the interplay between international entrepreneurship and the dynamics of family businesses, with a particular focus on…

Unravelling the determinants of family firms' governance: the family protocol

Shital Jayantilal, Sílvia Ferreira Jorge, Paulo Alcarva

Family businesses are essential to the global economy but often grapple with family-related issues, especially during succession. This study explores how governance tools like the…

The wealth creator and family business: a perspective article

Carmen Nebot, Javier Morales Mediano

The principal objective of this study is to identify and recommend auspicious research directions within the field of family business research, with a specific focus on the wealth…

Tourism/Hospitality and family business: a perspective article

Andreas Kallmuenzer, Beatriz Adriana López-Chávez

This perspective article provides a compact view on past and promising future research of family business in tourism/hospitality research, an industry that is dominated and driven…