Purpose – This chapter explores the m+eaning and significance of family business social responsibilities (FBSRs) using a metasystem approach, placing emphasis on the role of the family. Design/Methodology/Approach – We employ a revelatory case study to investigate the complexity of family...

Part I Introduction -- Family strategy over generations -- Part II Managed by neglect: solutions that create problems -- Riding a ghost train: “What happens if ‘nothing’ happens?” -- Part III The Witten theory of the business family -- Family and business - the “impossible endeavour”...