Using a systematic literature review, we address the topic of social capital in family firms.
Based on 69 studies, we analyze the main findings, sampling and methodologies …

Two-thirds of all businesses worldwide are family firms. For these family firms, absorptive
capacity (AC) is key to acquiring, assimilating, transforming, and exploiting new, external …

The purpose of this study is to explore the role of potential and realized absorptive capacity
on project success through both the mediating roles of strategic agility and the moderating …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationships between
entrepreneurial orientation (EO), absorptive capacity (ACAP), and technological innovation …

Being open to absorb external knowledge is a key competitive advantage for small-and
medium-sized family firms. In this study, we propose and test a model in which corporate …

Drawing on innovation and family business literature, this study examines the largely
overlooked family effect in exploratory and exploitative innovation–performance processes …

The customer engagement (CE) concept has been presented to encourage active customer
contribution to the firm that can add value to both firms and customers. While this concept is …

This study investigates how family and nonfamily firms learn. Specifically, it asks whether
family influence fosters or hinders the transformation of the potential absorptive capacity …

The Theoretical World of Entrepreneurship contains the first and most comprehensive
examination of more than 250 theories applicable to the study of entrepreneurship. It …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how family governance and technological
capabilities influence the conversion of new knowledge obtained from exports into various …