Conference Theme: Family Business: A Model for the New World? The IFERA 2021 particularly encourages rigorous and relevant submissions that advance our understanding of family firms and their role in world economies and societies.

The International Family Enterprise Research Academy, IFERA, invites papers that add knowledge to the selected conference theme “Coping with Disruptions: Family Firm Continuity and Sustainability in Times of Rapid Change”. In addition, we invite papers on all aspects of family business...

Topics: - How do family dynamics influence innovation and entrepreneurial behavior of family firms? - How can family firms foster an efficient innovation/entrepreneurial process? - How do family firms deal with different types of innovation (product/service, process, business model, and...

Research questions: - How do family dynamics influence innovation and entrepreneurial behavior of family firms? - How can family firms foster an efficient innovation/entrepreneurial process? - How do family firms deal with different types of innovation (product/service, process, business model,...

The Conference invites papers that speak directly to the selected conference theme of “Narratives in Family Business”. In addition, we invite papers on all aspects of family business research, including but not limited to succession, leadership and governance, entrepreneurship, strategy,...

IFERA@Americas 2011 Family Business Forum is a 4-day academic symposium that aims to share leading-edge research and best practice of family business administration, and explore policy initiatives to promote the importance of the issue to regional actors, and enable this unique business sector...

In celebration of the 10th IFERA conference we particularly welcome abstracts and proposals that consider long term perspectives on family business, to challenge our understanding and build on what we have learned from previous conferences. We welcome contributions from scholars at all stages of...

Topics: • Distinctive characteristics of family firms • Integration and testing of main stream theory in family firm settings • Corporate entrepreneurship in family businesses • Born or raised? – How to foster entrepreneurial behaviour of successors • Going international – Are...