Purpose: Interviews were conducted with eight family businesses involved in several industries in Western Australia. Design/methodology/approach: The purpose of this study is to draw on the experiences of family-owned firms and explore how contemporary human resource management (HRM) and allied...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the importance of knowledge as a tool for adaptation and competitive advantage through qualitative research, exploring the cases of four global family firms; and second, to develop a theoretical framework based on the...