After a long period of semi-oblivion, academic interest in entrepreneurship and the
individual entrepreneur has resurged in the last decade and a half. 1 This resurgence is …

We examine the mechanisms used to limit expropriation of firm wealth by large shareholders
among S&P 500 firms with founding-family ownership. Consistent with agency theory, we …

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 …

This book provides a unique contribution to contemporary globalization debates by
providing an accessible survey of the growth and role of multinational enterprises in the …

Much of the literature on corporate acquisitions has focused on managerial incentives for
making acquisitions but has underemphasized the role played by the social context of major …

To many observers, a focus on entrepreneurial groups–or, more colloquially, venture
'founding teams'–is a thoroughly modern pre-occupation. It was only in the late 1980s and …

Abstract Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question/Issue A contentious and prominent
research question in the management literature is whether publicly listed family firms (FF s) …

For many Americans, capitalism is a dynamic engine of prosperity that rewards the bold, the
daring, and the hardworking. But to many outside the United States, capitalism seems like …

Family firms often evolve into ownership constellations with multiple family owners. Building
on agency theory, we argue that the growing complexity within a group of family …

abstract The family enterprise is capturing increased interest from scholars around the world.
Yet research about family business is in its infancy and the diversity of theories and …