Knowledge and the family firm through generations: a knowledge-based approach in various geographic contexts

This study examines the significance of knowledge, how it is created, and more specifically, its evolution and beneficial changes to the firm through the generational process from the perspective of the knowledge-based view (KBV) of the firm. Drawing from this theory, and its associations with the study’s findings, a theoretical framework is proposed to enhance the understanding of knowledge in the context of family firms’ generational...