We use a social exchange perspective to review family firm succession literature owing to its
fit with the multiphase, multistakeholder nature of the process. We searched the history of 34 …

Goals are a key differentiator between family businesses and non‐family businesses. To
improve understanding of this topic, the authors take stock of what they know about goals in …

Organizational culture is an important strategic resource that family firms can use to gain a
competitive advantage. Drawing upon the resource–based view (RBV) of the firm, this study …

Family firms play an important role in today's global economy. However, limited empirical
research has identified factors that spur these firms' internationalization. Highlighting the …

Research on the performance of family firms is growing, but results are mixed, especially for
nonlisted companies. Thus, on the basis of the co-presence of benefits and disadvantages …

Evidence from a wide sample of Italian private firms shows that cash holdings are
significantly related with smaller size, higher risk and lower effective tax rates, therefore …

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 …

Boards of directors are governance bodies that serve important functions for organizations,
ranging from monitoring management on behalf of different shareholders to providing …

In this 2002 textbook, Andrea Colli gives a historical and comparative perspective on family
business, examining through time the different relationships within family businesses and …

Competent research methods and data analysis are essential components for the
progression of family business research. To identify and evaluate empirical trends, and …