Family firm internationalization: Past research and an agenda for the future

JL Arregle, F Chirico, L Kano, SK Kundu… - Journal of International …, 2021 - Springer
Although the study of family firm internationalization has generated considerable scholarly
attention, existing research has offered varied and at times incompatible findings on how …

[HTML][HTML] Riding the waves of family firm internationalization: A systematic literature review, integrative framework, and research agenda

F Debellis, E Rondi, E Plakoyiannaki… - Journal of World …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the proliferation in research efforts, family firm (FF) internationalization scholarship
suffers from fragmentation, theoretical limitations, and empirical indeterminacy, leaving …

Exogenous shocks and MNEs: Learning from pandemics, conflicts, and other major disruptions

L Ciravegna, D Ahlstrom, S Michailova, CH Oh… - Journal of World …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exogenous shocks have long been a feature of the global economy, yet they have become
particularly salient in recent years. This Special Issue of the Journal of World Business …

Conceptualizing and measuring distance in international business research: Recurring questions and best practice guidelines

S Beugelsdijk, B Ambos, PC Nell - Research methods in international …, 2020 - Springer
Distance is a central concept in international business research, yet there is debate about
the construct as well as its operationalization. In this editorial, we address three of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Surviving the coronavirus pandemic and beyond: Unlocking family firms' innovation potential across crises

T Leppäaho, P Ritala - Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research note, we examine Finnboat, a traditional Finnish family firm, from the
interrelated perspectives of crisis behavior and innovation. The firm under study has …

A bibliometric analysis of family firm internationalization research: Current themes, theoretical roots, and ways forward

E Casprini, M Dabic, J Kotlar, T Pucci - International Business Review, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review of 161 core
contributions concerning family firm internationalization. A bibliographic coupling analysis …

The impact of board of directors' characteristics on the internationalization of family SMEs

C Pongelli, A Majocchi, J Bauweraerts, S Sciascia… - Journal of world …, 2023 - Elsevier
Family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face both general bounded rationality
challenges and a unique expression of bounded rationality in their internationalization …

Is organizational ambidexterity always beneficial to family-managed SMEs? Evidence from China

M Hu, J Dou, X You - Journal of Business Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Organizational ambidexterity is considered an essential strategy for firms to achieve
sustainable competitive advantages, but it is unreasonable to expect all firms to equally …

The family as a platform for FSA development: Enriching new internalization theory with insights from family firm research

L Kano, L Ciravegna, F Rattalino - Journal of International Business …, 2021 - Springer
This research note links insights from the family firm literature with extant internalization
theory-based studies on family firm internationalization to explain how family-owned …

Strength in stability: A meta-analysis of family firm performance moderated by institutional stability and regime type

TS Lohwasser, F Hoch… - … Theory and Practice, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This meta-analysis of 142 studies from 36 countries examines how the institutional
environment moderates the relationship between family involvement and firm performance …