In celebration of IESE's 50 years of bridging the gap between theory and practice, this essential compilation brings together today's top researchers to tackle the real-life issues that family business owners face on a daily basis, shedding new light on the values that shape these special types of companies.

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JOSEP TÀPIES is Professor in the department of Strategic Management and Chair of Family-Owned Business at IESE. As well as teaching in Europe and Latin America, he is a board advisor for the Spanish Association of Consultants and Academics of Family Business. He has published numerous articles and books on family business and other topics.

JOHN WARD is Clinical Professor of Family Enterprises at Kellogg School of Management, Illinois, United States. He is a regular visiting lecturer at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indian School of Business, and IESE Business School. He is also a principal with The Family Business Consulting Group International, and author of several leading texts and articles. He has 30 years experience of strengthening successful families in business.

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Introduction TRANSFERING VALUES SESSION Learning from Practice: How to Avoid Mistakes in Succession Processes; G.Corbetta The Shape of Things to Come- Emotional Ownership and the Next Generation in the Family Firm; N.Nicholson&A.Björnberg EFECTIVE GOVERNANCE SESSION Power as service in Family Business; M.A.Gallo A Classification Scheme for Family Firms: From Family Values To Effective Governance To Firm Performance; P.Sharma&M.Nordqvist How Values Dilemmas Underscore the Difficult Issues of Governing the Large, Enterprising Family; J.L. Ward FAMILY BUSINESS PATTERNS SESSION Towards a Typology of Family Business Systems; J.A Davis Embeddedness of Owner-Managers -The Moderating role of values; S.Klein Single Family Office: The Art of Effective Wealth Management; H.Liechtenstein, R.Amit, M. J.Prats& T.Millay FAMILY BUSINESS VALUES SESIONS The Impact of Family Business on Society; F.Casado Fair Process& Emotional Intelligence; L.Van der Heyden& Q.Huy Family Firms and the Contingent Value of Board Interlocks: the Spanish Case; E.Salvaj, F.Ferraro&J.Tàpies Conclusion