Conclusions: Researching Family Business Groups: Lessons Learned and Avenues for Further Research

Abstract

In this chapter, we sum up the lessons learned about family business groups. The chapter highlights some of the contributions of the separate chapters in the book and shows that many of the chapters in fact open up new perspectives into studying family business groups, thus providing possibilities for further studies. We suggest that while this book has covered a wide range of the entrepreneurial, managerial and contextual issues related to the emergence and prevalence of family business groups, research on family business groups is still in its infancy. We conclude with a set of ideas for further research on the topic.