In this chapter we investigate the role of family-specific factors in facilitating or constraining business exit in … family firms. Family business literature seems to have an implicit bias toward continuity and persistence in the founder …. However, several long-lived family firms were able to successfully exit the founder’s business. Exit allowed them to free …

What factors influence exit from the founder’s business and subsequent entrepreneurial renewal in a generational family … change. The critical role of farsighted ‘family champion of continuity’ is found central in redirecting the family from its … continues, the family champion aided by business savvy and astute non-family executives ably modifies its meaning of ‘continuity …

-generational family enterprises with aspirations for transgenerational continuity draw selectively upon their historic past to prepare for …

This article discusses some of the notable trends in family business research. The critical role of context in building … usable knowledge on family enterprises is highlighted. The Asia Pacific region offers a plethora of unique opportunities to … enterprises must operate offer unique research opportunities for scholars to build deeper understanding of family enterprises and …