by Esra Memili (Editor), Clay Dibrell (Editor)
About the Author
Esra Memili is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Dean’s Notable Scholar at the Bryan School of Business and Economics at University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA. She is Associate Editor of Journal of Family Business Strategy.
Clay Dibrell is Professor of Management and holder of the William Gresham, Jr., Entrepreneurial Professorship at The University of Mississippi, USA. He is Associate Editor for the Journal of Family Business Strategy.
About this book
This handbook is the definitive source of research on the differences among family firms. It provides a timely and thorough investigation of the variant strategies and behaviors undertaken by family firms today, taking a closer look at different configurations of family involvement and how they influence outcomes and success. While studies on differences between family and non-family firms are deeply rooted in the literature, this handbook uniquely examines the family firm heterogeneity research to date and the inner firm governance, financial and non-financial objectives, and strategies such as innovation, competitive dynamics, internationalization, and human resources management.
The handbook pulls together the work of the most prominent names in family business from around the world, separating itself from the competition both in content and geographical scope. Future research directions provided in each chapter will spark further interdisciplinary scholarly work, and will be enlightening for researchers, educators, and practitioners who are currently limited to the narrow and exclusive literature and advance the burgeoning research on this important topic.
Table of contents
- 1 A Brief History and a Look to the Future of Family Business Heterogeneity: An Introduction 1
- Part I Family Business Research to Date 17
- 2 Origins of Family Business Research 19
- 3 The Most Influential Family Business Articles from 2006 to 2013 Using Five Theoretical Perspectives 41
- 4 Empirical Modeling in Testing for Family Firm Heterogeneity 69
- Part II Family Governance 87
- 5 Family Firm Identities and Firm Outcomes: A Corporate Governance Bundles Perspective 89
- 6 Corporate Governance in Family Businesses Across Generations: Exploring Intergenerationa l Issues 115
- 7 A Literature Review of Family Firm Boards: An Input-Mediator-Output-Input Perspective 141
- 8 Boards of Advisors in Family Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises 181
- 9 Women on Boards in Family Firms: What We Know and What We Need to Know 201
- 10 New Directions for Brothers and Sisters in Successor Teams in Family Firms 229
- 11 Introducing the Enterpriseness of Business Families: A Research Agenda 263
- 12 Corporate Governance Codes: How to Deal with the Bright and Dark Sides of Family Influence 297
- 13 Defining Family Business: A Closer Look at Definitional Heterogeneity 333
- Part III Non-financial and Financial Dynamics 375
- 14 Private Family Business Goals: A Concise Review, Goal Relationships, and Goal Formation Processes 377
- 15 The Distribution of Family Firm Performance Heterogeneity: Understanding Power Law Distributions 407
- 16 Risk Behavior of Family Firms: A Literature Review, Framework, and Research Agenda 431
- 17 Capturing the Heterogeneity of Family Firms: Reviewing Scales to Directly Measure Socioemotional Wealth 461
- 18 Do We Really Want to Cut Out the Deadwood? Family-Centered Noneconomic Goals, Restructuring Aversion, and Escalation of Commitment 485
- 19 Family Values: Influencers in the Development of Financial and Non-financial Dynamics in Family Firms 507
- 20 The Strategic Use of Historical Narratives in the Family Business 531
- Part IV Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management 555
- 21 All the Same but Different: Understanding Family Enterprise Heterogeneity 557
- 22 Justice in the Family Firm: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda 589
- 23 The Heterogeneity of Family Firm Ethical Cultures: Current Insights and Future Directions 615
- 24 The Diversity of Deviance: How It Can Hurt (and Help) Families and Family Firms 643
- 25 The Dynamics of Identity, Identity Work and Identity Formation in the Family Business: Insights from Identity Process Theory and Transformative Learning 673
- 26 The Socio-psychological Challenges of Succession in Family Firms: The Implications of Collective Psychological Ownership 715
- 27 Family Firm Types Based on the Level of Professionalism of the Top Management Team 747
- Part V Strategies 771
- 28 Environmental Jolts, Family-Centered Non-economic Goals, and Innovation: A Framework of Family Firm Resilience 773
- 29 How Do Owning Families Ensure the Creation of Value Across Generations? A “Dual Balance” Approach 791
- 30 Family Firm Density and Likelihood of Failure: An Ecological Perspective 821
- 31 Understanding Family Firms’ Entry Mode Choices When Going to China and India: An International Opportunity Identification-Based Approach 847
- 32 Conceptualizing and Investigating Entrepreneurial Action in Family Firms: A Few Promising Directions 873
- 33 Exploring the Role of Family Firm Identity and Market Focus on the Heterogeneity of Family Business Branding Strategies 909
- 34 Could Nosy Family Members Be a Competitive Advantage? Familiness and Performance in Mexican Family Firms 933
- 35 Competitive Advantage in Long-Lived Family Firms: Implications of Market Characteristics and Strategically Relevant Knowledge 961
- Index 1001
Length: 1023 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2019 edition (October 19, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3319776754
ISBN-13: 978-3319776750
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