Purpose – The objective of this article is to understand how to optimize partnerships between the public and business sectors. It aims to use a reference group influence model to help identify which kinds of public services are best suited to this type of collaboration....

Purpose – This paper seeks to shed light on how core values are successfully transmitted in family businesses via narratives. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative‐interpretive approach is used. Data were collected through in‐depth interviews made to 17 family members from three...