International Family Business Research Forum

Join us in Casablanca to Engage with Leading Scholars and Practitioners in the Field of Family Business Research !

The International Family Business Research Forum (IFBRF), now in its 8th edition, remains a key platform for advancing family business research and fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration among scholars, practitioners, and emerging researchers, all within an inspiring context.

Building on the legacy of seven successful editions hosted at prestigious institutions—including the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany (2015), the University of Naples Federico II in Italy (2016), WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria (2017), the International University of Monaco (2019), Hasselt University in Belgium (2022), the American University of Sharjah in the UAE (2023)—and following the vibrant 7th edition in Paphos, Cyprus (2024), the Forum now arrives, for the first time in Africa, at ESCA Ecole de Management in Casablanca, Morocco.

The 8th Edition of the IFBRF aims to:

• Examine the evolving dynamics of business families as institutions that both shape and are shaped by their enterprises.
• Investigate the contextual and cultural heterogeneities of family businesses, exploring how varying environments influence their strategies, governance, and sustainability.
• Foster the development of tailored theoretical frameworks that capture the features of family firms, moving beyond the adaptation of general management theories.
• Explore and promote methodological advancements that better capture the heterogeneity and complexity inherent in family businesses.
• Highlight the practical implications of research and identify actionable insights for family business owners, managers, and policymakers.