Purpose

This study aims to identify various factors that have driven the knowledge transfer process for succession purposes in family business since the 1920s and discuss their implications for advancing effective succession planning in this business sector for the next 100 years.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reviews and synthesizes current research on knowledge transfer drivers in family business from 1923 to 2023 and draws out future perspectives on what will influence the knowledge-transferring process in the next 100 years.

Findings

Trust, organizational culture and environmental factors such as the need to create competitive advantages, technological advancement and new sources of knowledge have been identified as the most prominent drivers of knowledge transfer for effective succession in family business throughout the 1920–2020s. In the future, the ability to create value, the internationalization process and business innovations will play an essential role in knowledge-sharing among family and non-family members during succession.

Originality/value

The paper provides a review of past development and a future perspective on factors enhancing the effectiveness of knowledge transfer for succession in family firms.

中文翻译：

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家族企业继承知识转移的驱动因素：一篇观点文章

目的

本研究旨在确定自 1920 年代以来推动家族企业继承目的知识转移过程的各种因素，并讨论它们对在未来 100 年推进该商业领域有效继承规划的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

本文回顾并综合了 1923 年至 2023 年家族企业知识转移驱动因素的当前研究，并对未来 100 年影响知识转移过程的因素提出了未来展望。

发现

信任、组织文化和环境因素（例如创造竞争优势的需要、技术进步和新的知识来源）已被确定为 1920-2020 年代家族企业有效继承的知识转移的最重要驱动因素。未来，创造价值的能力、国际化进程和业务创新将在家族和非家族成员传承过程中的知识共享中发挥至关重要的作用。

原创性/价值

本文回顾了过去的发展，并对提高家族企业继承知识转移有效性的因素进行了展望。