Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 14 Issue 1

Editorial: Developing a research question in family business management research

Vanessa Ratten

Gender diversity and corporate financial distress in the Pakistan stock market: the interacting effect of family-controlled companies

Hafiz Muhammad Muien, Sabariah Nordin, Bazeet Olayemi Badru

As the benefit of gender diversity continues to receive significant attention, a holistic investigation of its effect on corporate financial distress (CFD) is lacking. Therefore…

Who is next? Consumer reaction to CEO succession in family firms

Subhadeep Datta, Sourjo Mukherjee

This paper studies the impact of different chief executive officer (CEO) succession strategies on consumer evaluation of family firms. CEO succession is critical for family firms…

Interlocking directorates and family firm performance: an emerging market’s perspective

Karen Watkins-Fassler, Lázaro Rodríguez-Ariza, Virginia Fernández-Pérez, Guadalupe del Carmen Briano-Turrent

This study analyses interlocking directorates from the perspective of an emerging market, Mexico, where formal institutions are weak, and family firms with high ownership…

Does capital structure matter? Evidence from family-owned firms in Jordan

Lara M. Al-Haddad, Zaid Saidat, Claire Seaman, Ali Meftah Gerged

This study examines the potential impact of capital structure on the financial performance of family-owned firms in Jordan.

Turnover intentions of non-family employees in family firms – the influence of leader mindfulness, LMX quality and affective commitment

Mohammad Rezaur Razzak, Mirza Mohammad Didarul Alam, Said Al Riyami, Sami Al Kharusi

Leveraging the mindfulness theory and the social exchange theory, this study examines the influence of perceived leader mindfulness (PLM) on turnover intentions (TOI) of…

Reducing agency costs through recruitment: staffing referrals and family business success

James M. Vardaman, William E. Tabor, Darel C. Hargrove, Feigu Zhou

The role of family business staffing practices in their ultimate success remains largely unknown. The purpose of this paper is to test the notion that firms with greater family…

One for all, all for one: an analysis towards the speed of internationalization in clustered and non-clustered family firms

Telma Mendes, Vitor Braga, Carina Silva

This article aims to explore how cluster affiliation moderates the relationship between family involvement and speed of internationalization in family firms. The speed of…

Involvement of multiple generations in management and internationalization of family firms in Spain: the moderating effect of SEW dimensions

Virginia Blanzo-Mazagatos, Juan Bautista Delgado-García, Jesús P. Barrero

The study aims to analyze for the Spanish context the influence of the involvement of several generations in the firm's management on family firm internationalization. The authors…

Related party transactions and earnings management in family firms: the moderating role of board characteristics

Giovanna Gavana, Pietro Gottardo, Anna Maria Moisello

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of family control on the association between related party transactions (RPTs) and different forms of accrual-based earnings…

Ceasing to communicate public family firm identity: the decoupling of internally experienced and externally communicated identities

Börje Boers, Torbjörn Ljungkvist, Olof Brunninge

The purpose of this study is to explore how the family firm identity is affected when it is no longer publicly communicated.

Longevity through emotional intelligence: a relationship marketing approach in family businesses

Hasan Gilani, Jessica Torres Mena, Gokhan Aydin

This study aims to explore how emotional intelligence (EI) in members of family businesses can enhance the relationships with the stakeholders and whether adopting a relationship…