2025 Symposium will be held in Kuala Lumpur 

Symposium Convenors
A/Professor Donella Caspersz, University of Western Australia
Professor Francesco Chirico, Macquarie University, ISE Research Centre & Jonkoping University
A/Professor Chris Graves, University of Adelaide

Abstract Review Convenor
Professor Hazel Ramos, University of Nottingham, Malaysia 

Research Student Consortium Convenor:
Professor Pi-Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University

• How do contextual differences within institutional settings influence governance and management of family business in the region?
• How do unique ownership structures of family business in the region influence the explanatory generalisability of theoretical frameworks such as agency or stewardship theory?
• How do non-traditional families (e.g., same-sex marriages, stepfamilies) and different forms of entrepreneurship (e.g., lifestyle entrepreneurs, craft entrepreneurs) influence the strategic decision-making of family firms in the region?
• How will practices such as intra-firm and inter-firm succession, as well as types of ownership transformation influence research and practice about the sustainability of family business in the region?
• How do historical experiences in the region influence the entrepreneurial endeavours of family businesses? 

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Symposium Keynote Speakers

Professor Jane Lu
Chair Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong

Jane Lu is a Chair Professor at the Department of Management, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. She received her MBA from China Europe International Business School and Ph.D. from the Ivey School of Business, Western University. Before joining academia, she worked as an export manager in a large international trade company and as the head of the corporate finance department of a Dutch bank in Shanghai. Her management experience has significantly shaped her research interests.
Jane’s research centers on the intersection of organization theory and strategy with a focus on international strategy and non-market strategy. Her earlier research investigates broad issues underlying a firm’s international strategy, as well as specific strategic questions, such as how to make a successful foreign entry into a country or how to manage successfully in a foreign country. Her recent research continues this line but focuses on emerging market firms and their non-market strategies. Her work expands different forms of organizations, such as state-owned enterprises, business groups, venture capital firms, and family-owned businesses. She has published in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of International Business Studies. She is among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scholars in business & management. 
Jane served as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2016-2018) and the President of the Asia Academy of Management (2020-2024), and is currently a Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business and a Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies. Jane is an elected fellow and vice president (administration) of the Academy of International Business.

Professor Evelyn Micelotta
Associate Professor and the Steven Grossman Endowed Chair in Family Business at the University of Vermont's Grossman School of Business

Evelyn R. Micelotta is an Associate Professor and the Steven Grossman Endowed Chair in Family Business at the University of Vermont's Grossman School of Business. She holds a PhD in Strategic Management and Organization from the University of Alberta and a PhD in Management Engineering from Milan Polytechnic. Her research focuses on cultural and institutional dynamics of change in organizations, with a particular emphasis on family enterprises and entrepreneurial firms. Dr. Micelotta's work has been published in leading management journals. She serves as Co-Editor in Chief of Family Business Review and Senior Editor of Organization Studies, in addition to being on the editorial boards of several management journal. Before joining UVM, she was the Desmarais Professor in Family Business at the University of Ottawa. 

 Registration Details

Full Registration:
This is for in person attendance and includes cocktail reception, lunches, symposium dinner.

Online Registration*
This is for online attendance at all symposium events.

Student registration
This for student in person attendance and includes HDR session, cocktail reception, lunches and symposium dinner.

Student online registration*
This is for online attendance at all symposium events.
* Recordings of symposium sessions will be limited to keynotes only.
MS Teams will be used for online facilitation.

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Online	$200 AUD	$250 AUD
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More information
donella.caspersz@uwa.edu.au

Cancellation policy
Cancellation of registration is not eligible for refunds. In case of cancellation, the registration fee can be transferred to another author of the same paper who has not yet registered. In case of single-authored papers, 50% of the paid registration will be applied to the next year’s conference registration.

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