It is now well-established that business groups (BGs)—an inimitable multifirm structure that
enables legally distinct firms to take coordinated action—constitute a dominant …

This paper explores how Guanxi shapes different levels of entrepreneurial behaviour of
family businesses in China. Extant research draws on network theory, suggesting that firms …

It is well known in economics, law, and sociology that reputation costs in a closed network
give insiders a feeling of being protected from bad behavior in their relations with one …

Why do some entrepreneurs in developing environments thrive whereas others fail, even
though they all face the same uncertainties? Prior research on entrepreneurial networks has …

Almost two decades ago, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 19 (2/3): 251–267 Peng
(2002) called attention to the promise of institution-based strategy research. The puzzle was …

We depict Hollywood celebrity couples as business families who participate in the project-
based movie production industry, which is a temporary and disaggregated form of …

Purpose Well-constructed transportation infrastructure may effectively decrease barriers to
the flow of innovative human resources and inventive elements, accelerating enterprise …

The Chinese word guanxi distinguishes a kind of relationship that is familiar, consequential
for network predictions of performance, and consistent with—but not yet distinguished in …

Objective: Identify the factors, characteristics, strengths, challenges, and opportunities that
are required in family businesses (FB) to face innovation in the digital age. Theoretical …

Entrepreneurial firms' success is significantly influenced by their capacity to seize market
opportunities. At the same time, little is known about when and how entrepreneurs' alertness …