We study how ownership similarity between two firms affects the likelihood of an acquisition between them. Assortative matching arguments suggest that similarity between acquiring and target firms can encourage acquisition behavior since more similar partners can better understand one another...

Various factors have been identified as determinants of entrepreneurial behavior in firms, including leader personality, organizational structure, and strategy-making. The author argues that the manner and extent that entrepreneurship is influenced by these factors depends on the nature of the...

Firm differences can reflect resources andcapabilities that can generate competitive advantages. This analysis examineshow successful family-controlled businesses (FCBs) differ from non-FCBs andless successful FCBs. It seeks to understand competitive advantage andperformance in family-controlled...

Family controlled businesses (FCBs) have been found to out-survive and out-earn non-FCBs, and their market valuations reflect that. This edge may be attributed in part to the agency- and stewardship-related consequences of ownership – consequences that via organization governance and design...

Prior research suggests that start-up costs and taxes negatively influence entry into entrepreneurship. Yet, no distinction is made regarding the type of entrepreneurship, particularly innovative versus non-innovative entrepreneurship. Start-up costs, being one-off costs, may reduce the entry of...

Prior research suggests that start-up costs and taxes negatively influence entry into entrepreneurship. Yet, no distinction is made regarding the type of entrepreneurship, particularly innovative versus non-innovative entrepreneurship. Start-up costs, being one-off costs, may reduce the entry of...