Purpose During the last two decades, studies on the theoretical models in the area of
international business (IB), such as gradual internationalization and the born-global firms …

Through a systematic review of 118 peer‐reviewed journal articles published between 1961
and 2017, this article provides an integrative picture of the state of the art of the family firm …

Although the study of family firm internationalization has generated considerable scholarly
attention, existing research has offered varied and at times incompatible findings on how …

The entrepreneurship literature pays increasing attention to the ethical aspects of the field.
However, only a fragmented understanding is known about how the context influences the …

Despite the proliferation in research efforts, family firm (FF) internationalization scholarship
suffers from fragmentation, theoretical limitations, and empirical indeterminacy, leaving …

Research Summary: Research on the internationalization of family firms has flourished in
recent years, yet the mechanisms through which family involvement shapes the …

Vahlne and Johanson (2017) present the multinational business enterprise (MBE) as a new
form of cross-border organization that supersedes the multinational enterprise (MNE). They …

Despite its importance, there is no clear understanding of the uniqueness of family firms'
internationalization. This article sheds new light on this issue with a meta–analysis of 76 …

The importance attached to socioemotional wealth is thought to distinguish family firms from
non-family firms. Yet, measurement of socioemotional wealth is difficult owing to an absence …

Research Summary: Building on a unique data set with information on the nuclear structure
of entrepreneurial families, we integrate leadership succession into a socioemotional wealth …