The internationalization of family firms: A critical review and integrative model

TJ Pukall, A Calabrò - Family Business Review, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This article systematically reviews and critically examines 72 journal articles published (from
1980 to 2012) on the internationalization of family firms. Stemming from existing literature …

The myth of the stay-at-home family firm: How family-managed SMEs can overcome their internationalization limitations

JF Hennart, A Majocchi, E Forlani - Journal of International Business …, 2019‏ - Springer
The prevalent view among family-firm internationalization scholars is that family
management discourages internationalization. This is because selling abroad is said to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of entrepreneurial orientation on innovation capability: The mediating role of absorptive capability and organizational learning capabilities

L Makhloufi, AA Laghouag, A Ali Sahli, F Belaid - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Learning and knowledge creation are acknowledged as crucial drivers associated with
entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and innovation capability (IC). Absorptive capacity (AC) …

Determinants of the internationalization pathways of family firms: An examination of family influence

C Graves, J Thomas - Family Business Review, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Internationalization is recognized as a valuable strategy for organizations' growth and
expansion; however, little is known about the internationalization behavior of family firms …

How does family involvement affect a firm's internationalization? An investigation of Indian family firms

S Ray, A Mondal, K Ramachandran - Global Strategy Journal, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary: We investigate whether and how family ownership and management
influence firms' internationalization strategies in an emerging economy in which family firms …

How do boards of directors contribute to family SME export intensity? The role of formal and informal governance mechanisms

A Calabrò, D Mussolino - Journal of Management & Governance, 2013‏ - Springer
Internationalization is a strong challenge that firms have to face today. However, small and
medium-sized family firms internationalize their business after consolidating their position in …

Chinese private firms and internationalization: Effects of family involvement in management and family ownership

X Liang, L Wang, Z Cui - Family Business Review, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Applying the socioemotional wealth perspective of family businesses, this study examines
how family control affects whether firms tend to go international. Departing from prior …

Foreign market entry modes of family firms: A review and research agenda

A Jain, S Thukral, J Paul - Journal of Business Research, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Although research on foreign market entry mode choice is spread across various aspects
and dimensions, a comprehensive review that accumulates the knowledge holistically in the …

[HTML][HTML] Process in family business internationalisation: The state of the art and ways forward

J Metsola, T Leppäaho… - International Business …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Although the internationalisation of family businesses (FBs) has received increasing
attention in recent years, much remains to be learned about how FB internationalisation …

The influence of ownership structure and board strategic involvement on international sales: The moderating effect of family involvement

A Calabrò, M Torchia, T Pukall, D Mussolino - International Business …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the family business and the international business literature by
analysing whether and to what extent different compositions of the ownership structure and …