From Longevity of Firms to transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families : Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation
Journal
Family Business Review
ISSN
0894-4865
ISSN-Digital
1741-6248
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2012-06
Author(s)
Abstract
While existing research on the longevity of family firms has focused on the survival of firms, this article investigates transgenerational entrepreneurship of families. By building on the transgenerational entrepreneurship research framework, we argue that by shifting from firm to family level of analysis, we gain a deeper understanding of family firms' ability to create value across generations. We find evidence for our argument in that such a level shift reveals extended entrepreneurial activity which is missed when focusing exclusively on the firm level. We introduce and empirically explore the construct of family entrepreneurial orientation (FEO) which may serve as an antecedent to transgenerational value creation by families.
Funding(s)
Language
English
Keywords
Family Business
succession
longevity
transgenerational entrepreneurship
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Sage
Publisher place
Thousand Oaks, Californien
Volume
25
Number
2
Start page
136
End page
155
Pages
20
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
195785
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