Although business restructuring occurs frequently and it is important for the prosperity of
family firms across generations, research on family firms has largely evolved separately from …

As the field of family business matures, research increasingly focuses on actors outside the
owner family. The most important non-family member a family firm can hire is arguably a non …

Most economic downturns have stemmed from inefficiencies in the economic system. This
research paper aims at investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic—an …

In recent years, non-family managers (NFMs) in family firms have received increased
scholarly attention, and numerous papers related to this topic have been published. Since …

Research Summary This paper explores the stock market performance of acquisitions and
divestitures where both, one, or neither of the companies in the transaction are family firms …

We study family firm status as an important condition in signaling theory; specifically, we
propose that the market reacts more positively to positive, and more negatively to negative …

Extant research has yielded conflicting theoretical and empirical predictions about whether
family firm acquirers perform better or worse in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) than their …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of literature concerning
mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in family businesses and to highlight areas for future …

Purpose From the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective, family firms prioritize non-
financial goals and show risk averse behaviour towards conducting acquisitions. In this …

Despite the considerable body of research on acquisitions and their goals, we lack insights
on how family firms differ from nonfamily firms in their acquisition goals, particularly in view …