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 …

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

Agency and stewardship theories are prominent perspectives to examine myriad issues
within family firms. Although considered opposing theories, both address the same …

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 …

Family firms employ about 60% of the global workforce. While it is widely assumed that they
are good employers, data about their conduct are mixed. In this study, we extend …

Internationalization is an important entrepreneurial strategy for the growth and long-term
survivability of family firms. Research on family firm internationalization (FFI) has attracted …

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

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 …

This study investigates the mediating effect of corporate social responsibility on the
relationship between corporate governance and firm performance and whether this effect …

Although the internationalisation of family businesses (FBs) has received increasing
attention in recent years, much remains to be learned about how FB internationalisation …