Innovation in family firms: A systematic literature review and guidance for future research

A Calabrò, M Vecchiarini, J Gast… - International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Through a systematic review of 118 peer‐reviewed journal articles published between 1961
and 2017, this article provides an integrative picture of the state of the art of the family firm …

Entrepreneurial exploration and exploitation in family business: A systematic review and future directions

S Goel, RJ Jones III - Family Business Review, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial exploration and exploitation have been considered
central activities for the survival, growth, and renewal of businesses. In this review we …

Research on technological innovation in family firms: Present debates and future directions

A De Massis, F Frattini… - Family Business …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this article is to review and systematize prior work on technological
innovation in family firms and to open up an agenda to guide future research into this …

Sustainability in tourism as an innovation driver: An analysis of family business reality

GC Elmo, G Arcese, M Valeri, S Poponi, F Pacchera - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainable tourism can be the motivation to manage resources to satisfy environmental,
social and economic needs through cultural integrity, biological diversity, ecological …

Product innovation in family versus nonfamily firms: An exploratory analysis

A De Massis, F Frattini, E Pizzurno… - Journal of Small …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
How family firms manage product innovation remains an overlooked topic in existing
business research. This happens despite the fact that family businesses play a crucial role …

Innovation activities during intra-family leadership succession in family firms: An empirical study from a socioemotional wealth perspective

J Hauck, R Prügl - Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2015 - Elsevier
We reason that the intra-family leadership succession phase has distinct characteristics that
render it a peculiar time frame for innovation. However, the incumbent owner-manager's …

Strategic innovation and new product development in family firms: An empirically grounded theoretical framework

L Cassia, A De Massis, E Pizzurno - International Journal of …, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study aims to investigate the relationship between the presence of the family
variable within a business enterprise and the managerial factors affecting the success of …

Disentangling the family firm's innovation process: A systematic review

I Röd - Journal of family business strategy, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous reviews have advanced our knowledge of the differences in innovation in family
firms compared to non-family firms. For example, family firms invest less in innovation, but …

The role of internal social capital in organisational innovation. An empirical study of family firms

V Sanchez-Famoso, A Maseda, T Iturralde - European Management …, 2014 - Elsevier
Using a sample of 172 Spanish family firms and two responders per firm, consisting of a
family member and a non-family member (344 returned questionnaires), we examine the …

Radical innovation in family firms: a systematic analysis and research agenda

Q Hu, M Hughes - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Investigation of family firm radical innovation is burgeoning but far less prevalent
than studies of family firm innovation in general. Concurrently, studies repeatedly report that …