Prior research on family business branding has identified a range of benefits related to
promoting a firm's family status, such as increased customer trust and loyalty. Much less …

The transition from private to public ownership through the process of going public (ie initial
public offering, or IPO) has attracted scholarly attention because of the governance, strategic …

Drawing on signaling theory, we explore the signaling effect of family firm status on firm
value in the acquisition context as well as important contingencies influencing the signal's …

This study investigates whether a projected family firm image can affect access to financial
resources, which is key to providing broader strategic options and meeting short-term …

Short and Payne 343 family business research (eg, Dawson & Hjorth, 2012; Hamilton et al.,
2017), the volume of articles that take advantage of narratives seems light relative to the …

Prior research suggests that a distinct family firm reputation could be related to positive
stakeholder perceptions. One underlying, yet untested, assumption is that a stronger …

In this study, we build on upper echelons theory and insights from psychology to suggest
that CEO Machiavellianism is manifested in the alliance behaviors of 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 …

The existing body of literature on family business studies has expanded considerably.
However, despite numerous literature reviews in past research, certain aspects, such as the …

Abstract Research Summary Building on upper echelons theory and implicit leadership
theory, we examine if the personal attributes of CEOs of firms undertaking an initial public …