... approach and to quantitatively measure the scale of the phenomenon from the point of view of its economic and social importance. Other fields for research are innovation in family firms, the performance ... particularly within the family and between the family and the business aspects. Many researchers, and the expert group, are of the opinion that the process families go through to prepare, for example, ... of the specificities of family businesses and their economic and social contribution The limited awareness of policy makers of the specificities of family businesses and the contribution they...