The Faculty of Business family business researcher community have now confirmed involvement in multiple national and international research conferences in 2011. A total of 15 research papers authored by 10 faculty members will be presented at 1 national and 4 international conferences on a variety of topics contextualised in the family-owned business space. This outstanding result reflects a commitment by faculty (ranging from Doctoral candidates through to established scholars) to focus their research lenses on the challenges facing owners and leaders of what is the most dominant form of business globally. It also reinforces Bond University’s international reputation, through the Australian Centre for Family Business (ACFB), for research and pedagogy in this arena. Importantly, ACFB-linked scholars have a proud tradition of turning conference papers into publications in leading journals and this 2011 collection of conference papers is an indicator that a sway of quality publications are in the pipeline. The authors and their papers are as follow:

• Husam Aldamen and Keith Duncan. How do family ownership, management and corporate governance affect firm value in Australia? Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Husam Aldamen, Keith Duncan, Simone Kelly, and Raymond McNamara. Performance of family firms during the global financial crisis: Does governance matter? Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Francesco Barbera and Ken Moores. Impact of family involvement on productivity. Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Grand Rapids, May.
• Francesco Barbera and Ken Moores. The impact of family involvement on the productivity of the firm. Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Justin Craig and Greg Lennon. Family enterprising through an effectual reasoning lens. Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Justin Craig and Clay Dibrell. A system performance model to capture the potential for enterprising family advantage and corresponding performance outcomes. Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse University, July.
• Justin Craig, Clay Dibrell, Don Neubaum, and Christopher Thomas. Stewardship climate scale: Measurement and an assessment of reliability and validity. Academy of Management Meetings, Texas, August.
• Clay Dibrell, Justin Craig, and Don Neubaum. Strategic planning and flexibility: Governance control mechanisms in family and non-family firms. International Family Enterprise Academy (ifera) conference, Sicily, July.
• Manuel Eberhard. Internationalisation of family businesses: The salience of personal and professional networks. International Family Enterprise Academy (ifera) conference, Sicily, July.
• Manuel Eberhard. Generational sustainability through internationalisation: The salience of networks. Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Tim Hasso. Inherent Family Business Brand Equity. Family Enterprise Research Conference, Grand Rapids, May.
• Tim Hasso and Keith Duncan. Valuation of family firms: The value-relevance of earnings and book value. Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.
• Ken Moores and Mary Barrett. Paradoxes and pathways to family business leadership. International Family Enterprise Academy (ifera) conference, Sicily, July.
• Mary Barrett and Ken Moores. New theoretical perspectives on family business entrepreneurial behaviour. Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), Grand Rapids, May.
• Mary Barrett and Ken Moores. Women learning family business governance: Implications and lessons for getting more women on corporate boards. Family Business Australia Research and Teaching Symposium, Perth, August.