We review and analyze previous literature on succession in family firms from an
entrepreneurial process perspective. Through a three-step cluster analysis of 117 published …

This article focuses on how family business succession research has engaged and may be
further enriched by application of a gender lens as socially constructed. We analyze the …

The current study utilizes an exploratory case study approach to examine leading
accelerator companies in the United States. Specifically, five of the top seed capital …

In this study, successor‐related factors that can influence the succession process in small
and medium‐sized family businesses are empirically investigated. This study was …

In this study, we identified and analyzed 75 articles in the family business (FB) literature
between 2000 and 2014 as to the case study design they adopted. We found that the …

This paper focuses on the socialization of potential successors in family business and
attempts to relate this process to values that founders intend to convey to the next …

CEO spouses play a key, even if often invisible, role in most family‐controlled corporations.
This is particularly true when the special challenges of succession and continuity become …

This article demonstrates how the various paternalistic leadership styles practiced by
predecessors influence the attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of …

The decision-making process concerning succession issues for family businesses is crucial
as it affects long term performance and sustainability. However, while succession issues in …

Purpose–The succession process represents one of the most critical events in the family
business lifecycle. The purpose of this paper is to explore this process while focussing first …