In recent years, increasing scholarly attention has been directed toward the field of family
business research. Based on an exhaustive sample of 235 publications, this article provides …

The national context in which family firms operate influences their behavior and firm-related
outcomes. Especially how and why family businesses differ across contexts has therefore …

The monitoring role performed by the board of directors is an important corporate
governance control mechanism, especially in countries where external mechanisms are less …

Previous research suggests that the distinctive nature of family firms, including both specific
advantages and disadvantages related to their particular agency situation, influences …

The authors survey arguments that family firms should behave more like nonfamily firms and
“professionalize.” Despite the apparent advantages of this transition, many family firms fail to …

Lumpkin and Dess [Lumpkin, GT, and GG Dess.. Clarifying the entrepreneurial orientation
construct and linking it to performance. Academy of Management Review 21, no. 1: 135–72] …

Family business research appears to be caught in a “jungle” of competing theories in
regards to familiness and performance. This study provides a further empirical examination …

This article presents empirical evidence on the determinants of the financial behavior of
small family businesses and their differences from nonfamily small businesses. Taking into …

Using the competing agency theoretic and stewardship theory perspectives, we empirically
examine the relationship between CEO duality and firm performance in family‐controlled …

This paper examines whether adopting OECD-prescribed corporate governance principles
can solve the major corporate governance problem in an emerging economy—controlling …