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Expropriation mechanisms, corporate governance, and cross-border acquisitions by Indian firms
Research regards related party transactions (RPTs) and control-ownership divergence (wedge) as expropriation mechanisms manifesting severe agency...
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The persistence of family firms: How does performance threshold affect family firm exit?
Research on family firms provides mixed evidence of the effect of family ownership on firm performance and exit outcomes. Drawing on threshold theory...
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Unbundling Strategic Change in Family Firms: the Influence of Familiness on the Strategic Change Process
The viability and adaptation of family firms is a key research area owing to the longevity and transgenerational vision of the family. Throughout...
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Family ties and corporate tax avoidance
A well-established body of international business research examines how the institutional environment influences corporate decisions. We add to this...
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Why and when do family firms invest less in talent management? The suppressor effect of risk aversion
This article explores the complex relationship between family firms and talent management practices. We use an international sample of medium-sized...
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New insights on economic theories of the family firm
Research attention to family firms has significantly increased in recent years, with a growing application of economic theories such as agency theory...
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Hiring family or non-family managers when non-economic (sustainability) goals matter? A multitask agency model
Nepotism, altruism, lower managerial abilities, and a small pool of qualified family candidates may speak against family management. However, a large...
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Family Firms and International Entry Modes: A State-Of-The-Art
This chapter offers an integrated discussion on the different types of entry modes adopted by family firms. Specifically, with the aim to map the...
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Acquisition activity: do firm age and family control matter?
This article examines the relationship between firm age and acquisition activity and how family and non-family firms differ in the number of...
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The Role of Local Roots on the Economic Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Firms: A Quantitative Analysis
This chapter provides quantitative empirical evidence of the impact of local roots on family firms’ productivity and corporate social responsibility....
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Effect of corruption and crime on growth-oriented informal firms
Traditionally, informal firms have been perceived to be unproductive, lacking skills, and static by necessity, while low institutional quality has...
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Publicly Traded Family Businesses A Long-Term Study on Family Involvement and Company Longevity
Going Public - a decision of great scope, from opportunity to demise. Many firms find themselves at a crossroads, sooner or later. Especially for...
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Influence of family-centered goals on dividend policy in family firms: A socioemotional wealth approach
Socioemotional wealth (SEW) preservation is likely to be a key determinant for family firms when sha** their dividend policy. This paper analyzes...
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Family ownership, control, and firm performance: Does gender diversity matter?
This study investigates the influence of family ownership and family control on firm performance while considering the moderating effect of gender...
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The Role of Inward FDI and Family Firm Heterogeneity on Foreign Location Choice: Evidence from India
The purpose of this study is to examine the internal and external factors that influence the location choice decision of family firms. Drawing on two...
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Co** with high decline: firms’ resilience to adversity
This work investigates the factors that precipitate a firm’s sudden high decline, which is defined as a short-term heavy contraction in firm size,...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and family business performance
This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on corporate financial performance using a unique, cross-country, and longitudinal sample of...
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The role of family in unfolding the process of external corporate venturing in small family businesses
The extant literature argues that small family firms with higher family ownership have a lower proclivity toward external corporate venturing (ECV)...
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An Introduction to International Entry Modes Decisions in Family Firms
The first chapter of this book introduces the family firms internationalization as a growing and multifaced field of inquiry. It is explained why...
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Family firm network strategies in regional clusters: evidence from Italy
Knowledge networks in regional clusters are fundamental to support innovation and local development. Within clusters, family firms are key in...
