In entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial exploration and exploitation have been considered
central activities for the survival, growth, and renewal of businesses. In this review we …

Previous reviews have advanced our knowledge of the differences in innovation in family
firms compared to non-family firms. For example, family firms invest less in innovation, but …

Attaining competitive advantage is especially crucial for innovative firms. Due to increased
competition, firms employ various types of innovation activities to position themselves …

We tailor theory on the relative performance implications of exploration, exploitation, and
ambidexterity to the unique characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) …

In the context of an economic and financial crisis characterized by scarce munificence and
high uncertainty, we examine the role of organizational ambidexterity in SMEs survival, and …

The article initially addresses the concept of familiness and its connection with the
succession process in the family firm to emphasize the relevance of the successor's …

Drawing on innovation and family business literature, this study examines the largely
overlooked family effect in exploratory and exploitative innovation–performance processes …

The performance drivers of family firms have spawned considerable research interest.
Almost exclusively this research has relied on independent sets of explanatory variables in …

Purpose–How family businesses (FBs) manage to survive in the long term is still not well
understood in FB research. A promising concept to explain survivability, that is currently …

The ability to exploit and explore within the context of innovation has become an important
issue in the strategic management of firms. What has been missing from this discussion is a …