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

This article systematically reviews and critically examines 72 journal articles published (from
1980 to 2012) on the internationalization of family firms. Stemming from existing literature …

Structural equation modeling (SEM) has become a mainstream method in many fields of
business research, but its use in family business research remains in its infancy. This lag in …

Among family businesses (FBs) internationalization has become a strategy for growth, and
sometimes even for survival. This review article presents an analysis conducted on 25 …

Abstract Research Summary We review and synthesize the growing literature concerning
the internationalization of small and medium‐sized family enterprises (family SMEs) around …

This paper investigates how important sources of heterogeneity shape the way in which
family firms (FFs) enter foreign markets. By integrating insights from International Business …

Internationalization theory does not account for the priority family firms place on
socioemotional wealth (SEW). This can reshape how critical theoretical dimensions of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the internationalization
of family firms; to investigate how the framework by Bell et al. on the internationalization …

This research uses a survey dataset of 187 Spanish family firms to study the characteristics
that may influence family firms in their decision of internationalize their activity. Based on …

Identifying which factors affect firms' performance is a critical issue in strategic management
research. This paper addresses the influence of managerial team over the behaviour and …