Larraza Kintana, MartínCruz, CristinaBelausteguigoitia Rius, Imanol2015-11-0520131536-543310.1108/1536-541311318044https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/18919This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear in http://www.unavarra.es/academica-e. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on family firms in Iberoamerican countries. The special issue aims at enlarging our understanding of the uniqueness of family firms by providing new evidence from Iberoamerican countries about this widespread organizational type. The paper concludes by highlighting some areas in which the authors believe devoting more energy and resources, with new evidence from other samples, may be favourable to advancing the family business field.application/pdfeng© Emerald Group Publishing LimitedFamily firmsIberoamericainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleAcceso abierto / Sarbide irekiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess