🌍Call for Papers:International Conference on Global Family Business🌍

We are pleased to announce the third International Conference on Global Family Business, to be held on 27 & 28 December 2025 at Center for Strategy and Human Capital Research, National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan). This year’s conference will focus on the theme of succession in family firms, a critical issue for ensuring the sustainability and longevity of family businesses across generations.
This interdisciplinary conference aims to bring together scholars from social sciences and management sciences to explore new insights into succession planning and implementation in family firms. The event provides a unique platform for dialogue and collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to deepen our understanding of succession challenges and opportunities.

Conference Theme: Succession in Family Firms

Succession is one of the most pivotal events in the lifecycle of a family business, often determining its future success or failure. This conference will examine succession from multiple perspectives, including family dynamics, business strategy, cultural influences, and governance.

We invite submissions that address the following topics and related areas:

Suggested Topics

 Family Dynamics and Succession
📌The role of family relationships, values, and traditions in succession planning.
📌Managing conflicts, emotions, and expectations during generational transitions.
📌 Preparing the next generation: education, mentorship, and leadership development.

 Governance and Strategy in Succession
📌Effective governance structures for smooth transitions.
📌Strategic considerations for balancing family interests and business needs.
📌Succession as a strategic opportunity for innovation and growth.

Cultural and Social Perspectives
📌Cross-cultural comparisons of succession practices in family firms.
📌The impact of societal norms and traditions on succession planning.

 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Succession
📌Integrating insights from psychology, sociology, and management sciences.
📌 Methodological innovations in studying succession processes.

Globalization and Succession
📌 Succession planning in the context of internationalization and globalization.
📌 Challenges and opportunities for family firms operating in global markets.

Submission Guidelines

We invite submissions of extended abstracts (500–1,000 words) or full papers that make original contributions to the field. Submissions must include:
📍Title of the paper.
📍Author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information.
📍Abstract summarizing the research question, methodology, and main findings.
All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Accepted papers will be eligible for presentation at the conference and potential publication in a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal or an edited volume.

🔔The entire conference will be conducted in English.

Important Dates

📍Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025
📍Notification of Acceptance: 31 August 2025
📍Full Paper Submission Deadline: 12 December 2025
📍Conference Dates: 27 & 28 December 2025

Submission Process
Please submit your abstracts or full papers to hwwongc@hku.hk .

For questions or further information, contact Dixon Wong at hwwongc@hku.hk.

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Lead organizer: Global Family Business Studies Association
Co-organizer: Center for Strategy and Human Capital Research, NSYSU

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