Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 13 Issue 4

Editorial: ChatGPT, the metaverse and artificial intelligence: implications for family business management education

A closer look at diversity and performance in family firms

Ownership structure plays a significant role in determining board demographic diversity. However, it is still unclear how different ownership configurations impact the structures…

Exploring entrepreneurial qualities for the sustainability of family businesses in Pakistan

The purpose of this study to explore the qualities of the entrepreneur which are required for the sustainability of the family business. The sustainability rate of family business…

Investment policy of Moroccan family businesses in times of crisis: the role of cultural logics, family reputation and imitation effect

The purpose of this research is to study the financial, family, and cultural incidences on the investment policy of unlisted Moroccan family firms passed on to the second…

Polygamy and family member relationship on Guinean family business succession planning

The aim of the paper is to identify the key factors that affect Guinean family business (FB) succession planning. The study also evaluates the impact of these factors on the…

The mediating effect of family business self-efficacy on parental support and succession intention relationship

Drawing on the social cognitive theory, this research examines the relationship of perceived parental support factors and the next-generation succession intention in the family…

Future perspective of socioemotional wealth (SEW) in family businesses

The study provides the emergence and evolution of the socioemotional wealth (SEW) concept in the family business field from 2007 (the inception date) until 2021. To provide a…

Family influence and succession strategies in private businesses at the cusp of leadership change: comparison between family firms and lone founder enterprises

This paper investigates the impact of family influence measured by the F-PEC scale on private enterprise (both family firms and lone founders) leadership succession strategy.

Blending traditionalism with legalism: a typology of understanding corporate governance systems in Ghanaian Family-owned businesses (FOBs) from a Bourdieusian perspective

This paper aims to examine the nature of corporate governance systems in Ghanaian Family-owned Businesses (FOBs). Specifically, the study investigates the nature of boardroom…

The variation of family business branding across stakeholders: a social identity perspective

Family business brand communication depends on the effect of the family on stakeholders' perception, and the family influences stakeholders differently, raising the question of…

The interplay between digital social capital and family-owned SME performance: a study of social media business networks

This paper aims to examine the relationship between being members of social media business networks and SME performance by comparing business performance between family-owned SMEs…

Antecedents of psychological ownership among family hotel employees

This paper examines the mediating process of enhancing employees' psychological ownership among family hotel employees.

Women's roles in family businesses: some empirical evidence from Italy

As women are still promoted to C-level roles at far lower rates than men, this paper examines whether there is a clear and direct relationship between women's formal roles and the…

Family governance and firm performance: exploring the intermediate effects of family functioning and competitive advantage

Scholars and practitioners agree that governance practices are at the core of what differentiates family firms from other forms of business. Yet, there is a lack of consensus in…

Leadership styles and sustainable organizational energy in family business: modeling non-compensatory and nonlinear relationships

This study aims to understand the impact of leadership styles on the sustainability of organizational energy, using the mediator role of organizational ambidexterity in family…

Moroccan family businesses professionalization: benefits and challenges

The purpose of this research is to study the influence of professionalization on Moroccan family businesses and the challenges that hinder its success.

Should I sell part of my family firm? Exploring the drivers of a minority sale

This study aims to extend the research in the field of external investments in family firms. It contributes to the literature by analyzing the drivers of the family firm…

The adoption of codes of ethics in family businesses: theoretical profiles and empirical evaluation

The aim of this paper is to theorize on and empirically extend the understanding of the adoption of codes of ethics within the context of family firms. The authors contend that in…

Founder or descendant CEOs, tax avoidance and firms' future risks: the Indonesian evidence

This study aims to examine the impact of founder or descendant chief executive officers (CEOs) on the relationship between tax avoidance and firms' future risk. This issue is…

The influence of the firm on family business branding: the mediator role of the family

It is acknowledged that the firm and the family interact in the family firm system and that family identity can influence family business brand communication through affecting…

Extra-role behaviour of non-family employees in private family firms through job crafting: mediating role of workplace flourishing

The family business literature indicates that non-family employees (NFEs) working in private family firms often feel marginalized effecting their ability to flourish at work and…

Auditor choice and audit fees through the lens of agency theory: evidence from Chinese family firms

From an agency perspective, the authors investigate whether family ownership and control configurations are systematically associated with a firm's choice of auditor and audit…

Effect of environmental dynamism on entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: the moderating role of informal institutions

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of environmental dynamism on different EO dimensions in family firms. The authors also examine the moderating role of national…

Psychological contract of employees in family-owned hotels: the role of talent management practices

This study aims to analyse how talent management practices in family-owned hotels contribute to their employees' fulfilment of their psychological contract.

Socioemotional wealth of family firms during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of slack resources

This study investigates the behaviour of family firms, family management and family ownership regarding their socioemotional wealth (Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) during…

Leadership transition and survival strategies for family-owned SMEs in an emerging economy

This study explores the different survival strategies employed by family-owned small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria. The study delves into the dynamics of ensuring…

Born-again global internationalization in family businesses as a process: a dynamic capabilities perspective in the context of socioemotional wealth

Born-again global internationalization is a rarely researched topic. Especially process-oriented studies are largely missing. In loss modes concerning their socioemotional wealth…

Do CEO duality and expertise affect earnings management behavior? The moderating effect of family ownership

This study aims to analyze whether chief executive officer (CEO) duality and financial expertise are associated with earnings management to exceed thresholds. It also investigates…

Governance characteristics and sustainable longevity of family firms: the role of long-term orientation

The aim of this research is to study the direct and indirect effects among governance characteristics, long-term orientation and sustainable longevity of family firms.

Responsible leadership practices in the hospitality sector family businesses: evidence from an emerging market

The study aims to find out the extent to which hospitality sector family-owned businesses in Egypt feel committed to responsible leadership practices and subsequently meet their…