This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada,China, France, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, the studies underscore the importance of path dependence, often as far...

This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, the studies underscore the importance of path dependence, often as...

This research is based on a longitudinal study of a technology-based start-up. It describes two narratives: a dominant "entrepreneur as solo actor" meta-narrative and a "familial" sub-narrative. Although not typically described as a family firm, embedded in the story of its founding are many...

This special issue focuses on the topic ofentrepreneurial management and governance in family firms, andincludespapers presented at a conference held in 2002. Keyquestions addressed by the papers in the issue include: (1) What are thecontingencies and contexts in which family-based approaches to...

Succession in family owned businesses (FOBs) isinvestigated in order to discover a more complete model of what it takes for asuccession to succeed, determine trends, develop consensus findings, and fillgaps in the conceptual and empirical knowledge, and suggest areas for futureresearch. A...