We use a social exchange perspective to review family firm succession literature owing to its
fit with the multiphase, multistakeholder nature of the process. We searched the history of 34 …

Based on a review of 217 refereed articles on family business studies, the literature is
organized according to its focus on individual, interpersonal or group, organizational, and …

The concept of generations has become increasingly important in the social science fields to
explain diverse phenomena affecting organizations. This is especially true in the family …

We review and analyze previous literature on succession in family firms from an
entrepreneurial process perspective. Through a three-step cluster analysis of 117 published …

Purpose Despite the extensive breadth of research into the critical challenge of succession
in family business, generational succession in family business has been investigated from …

Competent research methods and data analysis are essential components for the
progression of family business research. To identify and evaluate empirical trends, and …

This article focuses on how family business succession research has engaged and may be
further enriched by application of a gender lens as socially constructed. We analyze the …

Based on a review of 48 articles and other research works published since 1985, the current
work examines both obstacles to and positive aspects of women's involvement in family …

This White Paper, commissioned by the Coleman Foundation and US Association of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship, has three specific objectives. The first is to provide a review …

Little attention has been given to the role of interpersonal relationships in building the
leadership skills of next-generation successors, with most literature focusing on the …