Family firm heterogeneity: A definition, common themes, scholarly progress, and directions forward

JJ Daspit, JJ Chrisman, T Ashton… - Family Business …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
While progress has been made in recent years to understand the differences among family
firms, insights remain fragmented due, in part, to an incomplete understanding of …

Human capital and entrepreneurship research: A critical review and future directions

MR Marvel, JL Davis, CR Sproul - … Theory and Practice, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Human capital has emerged as a highly utilized theoretical lens through which scholars can
better understand entrepreneurship. To synthesize the progress of this stream and promote …

Entrepreneurial legacy: Toward a theory of how some family firms nurture transgenerational entrepreneurship

P Jaskiewicz, JG Combs, SB Rau - Journal of business venturing, 2015 - Elsevier
Research shows that family firms are less entrepreneurial, on average, especially after the
founder departs. There are notable exceptions, however, and so we build a new theory to …

Entrepreneurial orientation and innovation in family SMEs: Unveiling the (actual) impact of the Board of Directors

U Arzubiaga, J Kotlar, A De Massis, A Maseda… - Journal of Business …, 2018 - Elsevier
Drawing on stewardship and resource dependence theories, we examine how the board of
directors (BoD) influences the link between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and …

Entrepreneurial orientation, concern for socioemotional wealth preservation, and family firm performance

F Hernández-Perlines, JG Covin… - Journal of Business …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper explores whether concern for socioemotional wealth enhances or undermines
the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on family firm performance. Two analysis …

Viewing family firm behavior and governance through the lens of agency and stewardship theories

K Madison, DT Holt, FW Kellermanns… - Family Business …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Agency and stewardship theories are prominent perspectives to examine myriad issues
within family firms. Although considered opposing theories, both address the same …

Addressing the elephant in the room: Disentangling family heterogeneity to advance family business research

P Jaskiewicz, WG Dyer - Family Business Review, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the years, thoughtful scholars have left us compelling reminders that differences
among families shape family business goals, behaviors, and outcomes (Aldrich & Cliff, 2003; …

Are family firms good employers?

J Neckebrouck, W Schulze… - Academy of Management …, 2018 - journals.aom.org
Family firms employ about 60% of the global workforce. While it is widely assumed that they
are good employers, data about their conduct are mixed. In this study, we extend …

Psychological ownership, knowledge sharing and entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: The moderating role of governance heterogeneity

D Pittino, AB Martínez, F Chirico, RS Galván - Journal of Business …, 2018 - Elsevier
Adopting a stewardship perspective and relying on a sample of 93 Spanish family firms, we
emphasize the importance of psychological ownership as a primary determinant of …

The impact of the family background on students' entrepreneurial intentions: An empirical analysis

MA Georgescu, E Herman - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the current economic and social environment, a real challenge for youth is the acquisition
and development of the relevant skills in entrepreneurship in order to consider …