The purpose of this article is to stimulate new ideas for research and guide authors in developing submissions suitable to the scope and vision of the Journal of Family Business Strategy. Toward this aim, the article reviews 10 areas of research relevant to strategic thinking in family business....

The article by Astrachan and Keyt (2003) fills an important gap in the family business literature by bringing a theoretical orientation to an investigation of the level of friction in the family business system. One of the important theoretical approaches used is Transaction Cost Economics. The...

The 2003 special issue of the Journal of Business Venturing presents research focusing on various aspects of family owned businesses and venture creation. This commentary on the inaugural issue of the journal discusses the importance of family businesses and venture creation as topics in...