Why Is Family Firms' Internationalization Unique? A Meta-Analysis
Journal
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
ISSN
1042-2587
ISSN-Digital
1540-6520
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017-08-15
Author(s)
Abstract
Despite its importance, there is no clear understanding of the uniqueness of family firms' internationalization. This article sheds new light on this issue with a meta-analysis of 76 studies covering 41 countries. We show that the considerable study and cross-country differences in the relationship between family firm and internationalization are explained by the roles of family control, internationalization types, and home countries' institutional contexts (i.e., minority shareholders protection and generalized trust of people from other countries). Therefore, we examine the existing divergent results using theories that reconcile some of these mixed findings and shed light on family firms' specific internationalization challenges.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Wiley Subscription Servives, Inc.
Publisher place
Hoboken, NJ
Volume
41
Number
5
Start page
801
End page
831
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
248960
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