Knowledge and the Family Business: The Governance and Management of Family Firms in the New Knowledge Economy

1. Family Business: Definition, Nature, and Significance .- 2. Knowledge as a Factor in the Theory of Family Business.- 3. Knowledge - Substance and Application: Tacit/Explicit Knowledge.- 4. Social Features of Knowledge Transfer.- 5. Learning and Knowledge in Behavioral Theory.- 6. Practice of Organizational Learning: Identification, Generation/Creation, Diffusion, Integration/Modification, Action.- 7. Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management in Family Businesses.- 8. Continuity versus Change in Learning Strategies.- 9. Emotions and Emotional Climate.- 10. New Models of Leadership: Leaders as Learners and Teachers.- 11. The Identity Frame and Conflict Management.- 12. Reflections on the Dynamics of the Field and Challenges for the Future.