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 …

The study of the roles, impact, and challenges associated with nonfamily members in family
firms has generated considerable attention in the literature. To gain an appreciation of this …

The inclusion of morally binding values such as religious—or in a broader sense, spiritual—
values fundamentally alter organizational decision-making and ethical behavior. Family …

Stewardship theory is a popular alternative to agency theory for studying family firm
governance. Despite its contributions to management and family business studies …

How can family firms unlock their innovation potential? Despite the recent growth in
research on family business innovation, existing literature has yielded controversial findings …

We extend the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective by arguing that SEW can be
negatively associated with proactive stakeholder engagement (PSE). We further suggest …

We demonstrate how latent profile analysis (LPA) can be applied to generate profiles (ie,
homogenous subgroups) in a sample of family firms. In doing so, we highlight how LPA can …

Researchers recently pointed to family science as one avenue for better understanding
business families. We submit, however, that leveraging family science will require building …

Family social capital (FSC) is acknowledged to be a unique asset that can provide firms with
competitive advantages. Certain scholars, however, have questioned whether nonfamily …

Executive Overview Ethical climate theory was first proposed by,. Ever since, it has been
useful in increasing our knowledge on a variety of organizational outcomes such as …