Purpose: Accelerationist thinking needs an organizational lens to progress. This paper explores how family firms cope with growth pressure. Design/methodology/approach: Five case studies of French family multinationals, including semi-directive interviews conducted with senior, middle managers...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of location in the relationships established between headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical study is based on three in‐depth case‐studies of French multinationals. The authors conducted...