International Conference on Family Business and Entrepreneurship ICFBE on October 28-29, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal

Family business
Family business strategy and management
Entrepreneurship and family business management
Sources of non-economic utilities´ formation in the family business context
Institutional factors on the development of non-economic utilities in family firms
Evolution of non-economic utilities in family firms
Economic and non-economic utilities and their impact on firm management
Tension between economic and non-economic utilities in family firms
The impact of non-economic utilities on firm performance
Family business performance
Impact of family and business on strategy and performance
Branding strategies
Long term strategies, growth vs. Survival strategy
Processes and outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship
Role of family on new venture strategies
Impact of family and ownership on strategic processes
Efficacy of strategic plan vs. Strategic planning process
The role of financial and non-financial goals in strategy and resource allocation
Impact of family on network relations and consequent impact on centrality and performance
Corporate governance; role of boards of directors in family business, beyond board interlocks, and the role of non-board relations,
The role of top management teams, and executive compensation, professional non-family management
Development of family groups in developing economies
Strategy- as- practice, and strategizing activities in family businesses