...Britta Boyd; Tobias Koellner; Tom Arne Ruesen; Heiko Kleve Purpose Resilience of long-lived family businesses has been widely acknowledged but the mechanisms enabling longevity need to be further investigated. This can be done by examining how narratives about crisis situations are processed...

...Hasan Gilani; Jessica Torres Mena; Gokhan Aydin Purpose This study aims to explore how emotional intelligence (EI) in members of family businesses can enhance the relationships with the stakeholders and whether adopting a relationship marketing approach could extend a family businesses' longevity...

...Josep Tàpies; María Fernández Moya Purpose The purpose of this article is to offer an empirical study on the particular topic of the role of values on longevity of family firms in order to open the future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach To analyse the first issue, the article...