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This article discusses some of the notable trends in family business research. The critical role of context in building usable knowledge on family enterprises is highlighted. The Asia Pacific region offers a plethora of unique opportunities to build such knowledge as illustrated by some articles in this Special Issue. Families and their enterprises are integral to all Asia Pacific countries. However, the heterogeneity of institutional development and conditions in which these enterprises must operate offer unique research opportunities for scholars to build deeper understanding of family enterprises and contribute to the global knowledge in this important field of study.

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We thank APJM Special Issue Editors Kevin Au, Mike Peng, and Yuan Lu for helpful comments.

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  1. School of Business Administration, University of Vermont, 320 Kalkin Hall, 55 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA

    Pramodita Sharma

  2. Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices, Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA

    Pramodita Sharma

  3. Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB, T2N1N4, Canada

    Jess H. Chua

  4. School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Jess H. Chua

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Sharma, P., Chua, J.H. Asian family enterprises and family business research. Asia Pac J Manag 30, 641–656 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-013-9350-z

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