Trust, commitment and relationships in family business: Challenging conventional wisdom

• Summarizes the content featured in the special issue on trust and commitment in family business.
• Provides a concise summary of the distinct nature of trust and commitment in family business.
• Offers multiple suggestions for future studies on the subject.

Trust, commitment, and closely-knit relationships have been identified in the literature as critical to family business success and longevity. However, the distinct nature, dynamics, processes, antecedents and consequences of trust, commitment and relationships in family business remain underexplored. The articles in this special issue aim to close this apparent gap by providing a more in-depth and granular understanding of the complexities of trust, commitment and relationships in family business, often challenging established paradigms and common wisdom. This article summarizes the content featured in the special issue and presents several suggestions for future research.