Resilience and Reinvention: Family Enterprises and Business in Asia Pacific’s Emerging Markets
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Call for Papers – Resilience and Reinvention: Family Enterprises and Business in Asia Pacific’s Emerging Markets
Journal: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 28 April 2026
This special issue focuses on family enterprises—especially micro and small firms—in Asia Pacific emerging markets, exploring how local institutions, cultures, and histories shape resilience, reinvention, and cross‑border impact. It seeks to move beyond context‑free theories by generating context‑rich, Asia‑Pacific‑grounded insights into family‑business governance, ownership, and entrepreneurial behaviour.
Types of research this SI invites
Type of research | Typical focus |
|---|---|
Conceptual / theory‑building | Contextual frameworks for family enterprises in emerging Asia Pacific markets |
Empirical case studies | Qualitative or mixed‑method work on micro and small family firms |
Cross‑country comparisons | Studies of embeddedness, institutional diversity, and regional dynamics |
Guest editors
Prof Donella Caspersz, University of Western Australia, Australia, Email: Donella.Caspersz@uwa.edu.au
Prof Hazel Melanie Ramos, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Email: Hazel‑Melanie.Ramos@nottingham.edu.my
Prof Pi‑Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University, Australia, Email: p.seet@ecu.edu.au
List of suggested topic areas
Family business dynamics in Asia Pacific emerging markets
Institutions, culture, and embeddedness shaping family‑firm resilience and reinvention
Ownership, governance, and succession in micro and small family enterprises
Cross‑border expansion, regional value chains, and diaspora‑linked family businesses
Innovation, internationalisation, and adaptation strategies of family enterprises
Submission information
Submissions open on 24 November 2025 and are due by 28 April 2026 via ScholarOne Manuscripts:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeee
Authors should select the special issue title “Resilience and Reinvention: Family Enterprises and Business in Asia Pacific’s Emerging Markets” from the drop‑down menu.
Follow the journal’s Author Guidelines:
https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jeee#jlp_author_guidelines
Articles must be original and not under review elsewhere while under consideration for JEEE.
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