Using a framework that intersects strategic management and institutional economics, we
show how differences in institutional environments and firm resources influence different …

Diversification represents an integral part of corporate strategy and is receiving increasing
attention in the context of family firms. While family firms' unique preferences in …

While prior literature has focused on whether family firms are more or less inclined to
diversification than non-family firms, the examination of differences in diversification among …

Family business (FB) scholars often criticize the fact that FB research has not yet developed
a commonly accepted definition of what constitutes an FB. At the same time, the literature …

This prologue to the special issue documents and discusses the current family business
research literature on strategy, ownership, governance and the socio-psychological …

A key issue of family firms' strategic management is to determine the factors that are specific
to family firms. Despite theoretical and empirical progress in understanding the mechanisms …

Applying the construct of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) we test the relationship between
the dimensions of entrepreneurial risk taking and innovativeness. Risk taking is measured …

Purpose This paper aims to study how firms' export behavior is associated with their
corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach This study uses whole population …

The study analyses the individual and joint impact of family control and diversification on the
performance of major Spanish corporations, considering the nature of the ultimate owner of …

This study examines whether family firms tend to expand their business when family
successors inherit the entire business. In the specific economic environment of China, we …