Knowledge management in family firms: opening the black box and suggestions for future research

In this article, we present a review of existing theoretical and empirical evidence on different processes of KM, and we develop an integrative framework emphasizing the variety of KM processes within family businesses, their antecedents as well as outcomes and the role of context. We then provide an overview of the articles published in this special issue and conclude by proposing an agenda to inform future studies in this area.