%0 Journal Article
%T The F
%A Joseph H. Astrachan
%A Kosmas X. Smyrnios
%A Sabine B. Rau
%J Family Business Review
%@ 1741-6248
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0894486518778172
%X In proposing a scale to solve the ˇ°family business definition dilemmaˇ± in 2002, the F-PEC scale sparked considerable interest and research in our field, particularly at a time when family business was in its formative stage of development. We respond to the invitation of the Family Business Review editor to tell our story concerning how the F-PEC finally came to life. We highlight research that has been done in respect to the three F-PEC dimensions on the individual, the group/family, and at the organizational levels, and outline future research opportunities that might inform a theory of the family business
%K family business
%K F-PEC
%K scale creation and validation
%K family business definition
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0894486518778172