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Family firms and internationalization: An exploratory study on high-tech entrepreneurial ventures

Piva, Evila; Rossi-Lamastra, Cristina; Massis, Alfredo De - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 11 (2013) 2, pp. 108-129

This paper empirically explores a highly relevant, although poorly investigated topic: internationalization of family … firms that operate in high-tech industries. Specifically, we compare internationalization of family and nonfamily … entrepreneurial ventures in these industries. Relying on prior studies on internationalization of family firms, we speculate on how …

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Determinants of family business internationalization. Review of existing research

ZANIEWSKA, Katarzyna - In: Economia Marche / Journal of Applied Economics XXXI (2012) 2, pp. 52-59

The article analyses the influence of several factors relevant to internationalization processes of family firms and … differentiates between those factors that aid internationalization and those that hinder such process based on literature review … internationalization process of family firms. …

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Family firms and the lease decision

Landry, Suzanne; Fortin, Anne; Callimaci, Antonello - In: Journal of Family Business Strategy 4 (2013) 3, pp. 176-187

Family firms play an important role in many economies around the world. Their governance may be motivated by both financial and nonfinancial concerns. This study investigates whether and how family ownership affects a particular strategic decision: to purchase or lease assets. More specifically,...

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The setting of non-financial goals in the family firm: The influence of family climate and identification

Cabrera-Suárez, Mª Katiuska; Déniz-Déniz, Mª de La Cruz - In: Journal of Family Business Strategy 5 (2014) 3, pp. 289-299

The article contributes to the literature on socioemotional wealth by analysing the drivers of non-financial goals in the family firm. We draw from family system and social identity literature to analyse how family dynamics affect the setting of non-financial goals suggesting that this influence...

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Exploring what makes family firms different: Discrete or overlapping constructs in the literature?

Dawson, Alexandra; Mussolino, Donata - In: Journal of Family Business Strategy 5 (2014) 2, pp. 169-183

The theory, research, and practice of family business have evolved significantly over the last quarter of a century. The field has experienced significant transformations; however, scholars are still debating what makes family businesses unique and distinct from nonfamily businesses. Three...

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Family Businesses and Globalization in Finland

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Pajarinen, Mika; Rouvinen, Petri; … - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

globalization with a representative sample of businesses in Finnish manufacturing and private services. FBs and non-FBs are not so …

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The impact of venture capital on family businesses: Evidence from Spain

Martí, José; Menéndez-Requejo, Susana; Rottke, Olaf M. - In: Journal of World Business 48 (2013) 3, pp. 420-430

We analyzed growth in family and non-family Spanish venture capital-backed firms. When the venture capital (VC) firm does not hold a majority stake, the usual risk aversion attitudes in family firms may lead to conflicts between the management cultures of the existing and new shareholders, which...

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The effect of family-oriented objectives on board composition

Basco, Rodrigo - Instituto de Economía Aplicada Regional, Facultad de … - 2012

The aim of this paper is to extend the empirical literature on the determinants of a board composition, specifically why family members participate in board of directors. Although both socioemotional wealth approach and agency theory use family-oriented objectives as an important dimension to...

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An entrepreneurial process perspective on succession in family firms

Nordqvist, Mattias; Wennberg, Karl; Massimo Bau’; … - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 4, pp. 1087-1122

We review and analyze previous literature on succession in family firms from an entrepreneurial process perspective. Through a three-step cluster analysis of 117 published articles on succession in family firms published between 1974 and 2010, we find several themes within which succession can...

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESEARCH IN POLAND:CRITICAL REVIEW OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

PUSLECKI, LUKASZ; STASZKOW, MICHAL; TRAPCZYNSKI, PIOTR - In: JOURNAL STUDIA UNIVERSITATIS BABES-BOLYAI NEGOTIA (2014)

The principal aim of this review article is to provide an account on the structure, topical and methodical diversity of international business research in Poland in the period 1990-2014. To fulfil this objective, a structured literature review combining qualitative and quantitative elements was...

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