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 …

Examining family firm succession from a social exchange perspective: A multiphase, multistakeholder review

JJ Daspit, DT Holt, JJ Chrisman… - Family Business …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
We use a social exchange perspective to review family firm succession literature owing to its
fit with the multiphase, multistakeholder nature of the process. We searched the history of 34 …

Natural disasters as a source of entrepreneurial opportunity: Family business resilience after an earthquake

C Salvato, M Sargiacomo, MD Amore… - Strategic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary What type of firms are more likely to survive or even thrive in
disaster events such as earthquakes, wildfires, and the COVID‐19 pandemic? We …

Family business growth around the world

I Miroshnychenko, A De Massis… - … Theory and Practice, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Growth is important for the long-term success of a business. Regrettably, the impact of family
influence on firm growth is largely neglected. We examine whether family firms have a …

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 …

Family firm goals and their effects on strategy, family and organization behavior: A review and research agenda

RI Williams Jr, TM Pieper… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Goals are a key differentiator between family businesses and non‐family businesses. To
improve understanding of this topic, the authors take stock of what they know about goals in …

Weathering the storm: Family ownership, governance, and performance through the financial and economic crisis

A Minichilli, M Brogi, A Calabrò - Corporate Governance: An …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question/Issue Considering the recent
financial and economic crisis as a unique exogenous shock, our study investigates the …

Entrepreneurship and family firm research: A bibliometric analysis of an emerging field

MC López‐Fernández, AM Serrano‐Bedia… - Journal of Small …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This work carries out a comprehensive and systematic review of academic research on
entrepreneurship in family firms applying bibliometric indicators. We review the literature …

Mapping the field of family business research: past trends and future directions

J Xi, S Kraus, M Filser, FW Kellermanns - … and management journal, 2015 - Springer
Receiving increasing attention over the past decade by scholars worldwide, family business
research has developed in diverse directions. Due to the numerous challenges family …

Family firms: a breed of extremes?

D Miller, I Le Breton-Miller - Entrepreneurship Theory and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Conflicts in the family business literature abound due to the breed's heterogeneity. However,
a key aspect of heterogeneity has been ignored—a tendency for many family firms to …