Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand how family firms manage a crisis by applying a processual and longitudinal perspective. The objective is to find out how crisis management is approached by family firms in Sweden, Scotland and Germany, using entrepreneurial...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the change of the founder’s psychological ownership when s/he sells the business and its implications for the organization’s strategy. Design/methodology/approach: The study contributes with a longitudinal study of psychological ownership,...

Purpose: This article aims to increase the understanding of the role of individual actors and arenas in dealing with multiple institutional logics in family firms. Design/methodology/approach: This study follows a case-study...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand venture capital family businesses (VCFBs) governance of portfolio companies through the deal process. Design/methodology/approach: This study applies a theory-developing...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the development of the five dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) over time by taking a founder’s perspective. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on an in-depth single-case study. It combines semi-structured interviews in...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the interdependence between regional culture and resilience in family business-dominated regions. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a literature review and helps to fill the knowledge gap regarding regional culture and resilience...

Purpose This paper addresses the phenomenon of venture capital firms which are also family businesses (VCFBs). The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the phenomenon of VCFB by answering the following questions: What are the features of professionalization in VCFBs? And, how do...