Dates: May 30-June 2, 2019
Host University: Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

Academic Program Co-Chairs

  • Eric Clinton, Dublin City University Business School, IRELAND
  • Josh Daspit, Texas State University, USA
  • Luis Díaz Matajira, Universidad de los Andes, COLOMBIA
  • Danny Holt, Mississippi State University, USA
  • Tom Lumpkin, University of Oklahoma, USA
  • Don Neubaum, Florida Atlantic University, USA
  • Pramodita Sharma, Grossman School of Business, Univ. of Vermont, USA

Highlights

  • 134 attendees, from 81 institutions in 22 countries
  • 86 reviewers involved (each reviewer provided between 1 and 3 reviews)
  • 61 posters presented, two of which were in Spanish
  • The inaugural Research Academy was attended by 13 scholars. Chaired by Danny Holt, the eight Seminar Leaders are listed alphabetically below:
    • Jim Chrisman, Mississippi State University, USA
    • Jim Combs, University of Central Florida, USA
    • Mike Hitt, Texas Christian University & Texas A&M, USA
    • Peter Jaskiewicz, University of Ottawa, CANADA
    • Isabelle Le Breton-Miller, HEC Montreal, CANADA
    • Danny Miller, HEC Montreal, CANADA
    • Mattias Nordqvist, Jönköping University, SWEDEN
    • Thomas Zellweger, University of St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND
  • The inaugural Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) were chaired by Don Neubaum and focused on the following topics:
    • Content Analysis
    • Research Opportunities in Latin American Family Business Centers
    • Heterogeneity in Family Business & Business Families
    • Case Method as a Learning Tool for Wicked Family Business Problems
    • Qualitative Development & Quantitative Testing of Grounded Theory
    • Reviewing for Academic Journals
  • Twelve scholars attended the STEP Latin American Meeting chaired by Luis Diaz-Matajira.
  • The keynote speakers and panel are listed below:
    • Family Business @ Top, Bottom, Centerfold, and Edges of the Economy & Society
      • Sophie Bacq, Indiana University, USA
      • Josip Kotlar, Lancaster University, UK
      • Rob Nason, Concordia University, CANADA
      • Trent Williams, Indiana University, USA
    • Impact Investing
      • Laurie Lane-Zucker, Founding CEO, Impact Entrepreneur, USA
      • Charles Schnitzlein, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA
      • Thomas Zellweger, University of St. Gallen, SWITZERLAND
    • Moving From Conference Presentation To Publication
      • Isabelle Le Breton-Miller, HEC Montreal, CANADA
      • Nadine Kammerlander, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, GERMANY
      • Tyge Payne, Texas Tech University, USA

Awards Presented:

Seven categories of awards worth $17,000 were presented:

  • FERC Lifetime Influence and Impact Award for providing sustained and distinguished leadership toward the growth and development of family businesses and/or family business research and scholars
    • Joe Astrachan, Kennesaw State University, USA
    • Jess Chua, University of Calgary, CANADA
  • Family Owned Business Institute (FOBI) Scholar in Residence ($12,500, sponsored by FOBI at Grand Valley State University). One individual selected each year to travel to Grand Valley State University and work with faculty, students, and community members on researching and teaching family business.
    • Hanqing “Chevy” Fang, Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
  • Best Poster Award ($750 each, sponsored by FOBI at Grand Valley State University)
    • WINNER 1: French CEO Values and Family Business Identity
      • Miruna Radu Lefebvre, Audencia Business School, FRANCE
      • Vincent Lefebvre, Audencia Business School, FRANCE
      • Luis Diaz Matajira, Universidad de los Andes, COLOMBIA
    • WINNER 2: Stairway to Tax Heaven: Network Positions and Social Influences of Family-Owned Offshore Entities in the Panama Papers
      • Ambra Mazzelli, Asia School of Business & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MALAYSIA
      • Robert Nason, Concordia University, CANADA
  • Best Contribution to Practice ($750 each, sponsored by MCS Family Wealth Advisors) is given to the project that offers unique insights to the nuances of the family business and its stakeholders AND that can be used by family business educators in the classroom to inform both current and future generations of the family business.
    • WINNER 1: Start-ups of the next-gen: A qualitative and quantitative study on young entrepreneurs from entrepreneurial families.
      • Larissa Leitner, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, GERMANY
      • Nadine Kammerlander, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, GERMANY
    • WINNER 2: Family Business Shareholder Liquidity Agreements: A Conceptual Exploration of Antecedents, Strategies, and Consequences
      • Claudia Binz Astrachan, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, SWITZERLAND
      • Joseph Astrachan, Kennesaw State University, USA
      • Anneleen Michiels, Hasselt University, BELGIUM
      • Josip Kotlar, Politecnico di Milano, ITALY
  • Best Project Related To Transgenerational Entrepreneurship STEP Poster Award ($500, Complimentary registration for the STEP Global Summit 2020 in Asia-Pacific, sponsored by the STEP Research Project) is given to the project that focuses on transgenerational entrepreneurship, leverages either qualitative or quantitative data sources. This award seeks to encourage early stage researchers who are investigating entrepreneurship in multi-generational family firms.
    • A social exchange approach of spousal influence on intergenerational succession
    • Miruna Radu Lefebvre, Audencia Business School, FRANCE
    • Valérie Denis, ICHEC Brussels Management School, BELGIUM
  • Best Contribution to Family Business Education ($500, sponsored by Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara) is given to the project that offers unique insights to the nuances of the family business and its stakeholders AND that can be used by family business educators in the classroom to inform both current and future generations of the family business.
    • ¿Se debe el éxito de la internacionalizatión de la empresa familiar a motivos económicos, y/o estratégicos, y/o familiares?
      • Valeriano Sanchez-Famoso, University of the Basque Country, SPAIN
      • Myriam Cano-Rubio, Universidad de Jaen, SPAIN
      • Guadalupe Fuentes-Lombardo, Universidad de Jaen, SPAIN
  • Best Reviewer Awards ($500, sponsored by Florida Atlantic University)
    • Best Overall Reviewer
      • Ivona Ljumic, Università della Svizzera Italiana, SWITZERLAND
    • Outstanding Reviewers
      • Navneet Bhatnagar, Indian School of Business, INDIA
      • Myriam Cano-Rubio, Universidad de Jaen, SPAIN
      • Guadalupe Fuentes Lombardo, Universidad de Jaen, SPAIN
      • Carolin Neffe, Muenster University of Applied Sciences, GERMANY
      • Dustin Odom, Mississippi State University, USA

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