Psychological ownership, knowledge sharing and entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: The moderating role of governance heterogeneity

Research has shown that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is positively associated with performance, but several context-specific features and contingencies affect this relationship. Accordingly, this article focuses on the specific context of family firms (FFs) and introduces top management team (TMT) faultlines as moderators. The main findings, obtained on a sample of 111 medium- and large-sized FFs, suggest that strong identity-based faultlines (IBFs) negatively moderate the EO–FF performance relationship, even within TMTs that are comprised only of family members, which are often viewed as homogeneous teams. Conversely, strong knowledge-based faultlines (KBFs) amplify the positive effect of EO on FF performance.

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The entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship in private family firms: the moderating role of socioemotional wealth

Small Business Economics ◽

10.1007/s11187-013-9533-5 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 39-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 85

Author(s):

Jelle Schepers ◽

Wim Voordeckers ◽

Tensie Steijvers ◽

Eddy Laveren

Keyword(s):

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Family Firms ◽

Socioemotional Wealth ◽

Moderating Role

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The effect of socioemotional wealth diversity within the top management team on earnings management in private family firms: The moderating role of the board of directors

Managerial and Decision Economics ◽

10.1002/mde.3352 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maarten Corten ◽

Pieter Vandekerkhof ◽

Tensie Steijvers

Keyword(s):

Earnings Management ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Family Firms ◽

Top Management Team ◽

Management Team ◽

Top Management ◽

Socioemotional Wealth ◽

The Board Of Directors ◽

Moderating Role

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To share or not to share? A moderated mediation model of the relationship between perceived overqualification and knowledge sharing

Baltic Journal of Management ◽

10.1108/bjm-01-2021-0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Lijing Zhao ◽

Shuming Zhao ◽

Hao Zeng ◽

Jingyi Bai

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Field Study ◽

Identity Theory ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Experiment Study ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Perceived Overqualification ◽

Moderating Role

PurposeDrawing on identity theory and the symbolic interactionism perspective of identity theory, this study aims to construct a moderated mediation framework to test the effects of perceived overqualification (POQ) on knowledge sharing (KS) through professional identity threat (PIT) and the moderating role of coworkers' help-seeking behavior (CHSB).Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a quantitative multistudy research design with a combination of a scenario experiment (Study 1) and a two-wave field study among 220 supervisor-subordinate dyads at a power company in China. Using analysis of variance, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and bootstrapping method, the authors validated the research hypothesis.FindingsIn the scenario experiment study (study 1), the authors find that POQ is positively related to PIT and that CHSB negatively moderates the positive impact of POQ on PIT. The field study (study 2) replicated the above findings and found that PIT mediates the negative effect of POQ on KS. In addition, CHSB negatively moderates the mediating role of PIT between POQ and KS.Originality/valueFirst, the current study extended the nomological network of POQ research by examining its influence on employees' KS. Second, this study empirically investigated the mediating role of PIT, which provided a new explanatory mechanism for the influence of POQ. Finally, this study demonstrates the moderating role of CHSB—a situational factor that has been ignored in previous studies.

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The impact of a crisis on entrepreneurial orientation of family firms: The role of organisational decline and generational change

International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1177/02662426211036694 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026624262110366

Author(s):

Ana M Moreno-Menéndez ◽

Unai Arzubiaga ◽

Vanessa Díaz-Moriana ◽

José C Casillas

Keyword(s):

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Family Firms ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Stability And Convergence ◽

Generational Change ◽

Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽

Temporal Aspects ◽

Alternative Hypotheses ◽

The Impact

This article critically analyses entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in family firms after a major crisis, to investigate how firms with equal initial levels of EO reach different levels over time. Based on two alternative hypotheses (stability and convergence), we analysed whether the EO of family firms remains intact, strengthens, or weakens after a crisis. Based on an examination of a database of 151 family firms collected in 2004 and 2017, our findings reveal that compared to firms with higher pre-crisis EO levels, those with lower levels saw a larger increase post crisis. Furthermore, unlike the latter group, the former was able to maintain high pre-crisis levels even after the crisis. In addition, we also we found this relationship between pre-crisis and post-crisis EO levels to be influenced by two key periodic discontinuities, namely, organisational decline and generational change contingencies. These findings advance our understanding of temporal aspects of EO and heterogeneous entrepreneurial behaviour among family firms with significant implications for both theory and practice.

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Birth mode of family firms, family entering time and R&D investment: evidence from China

European Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1108/ejim-03-2021-0146 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Zulfiqar ◽

Shihua Chen ◽

Muhammad Usman Yousaf

Keyword(s):

Agency Theory ◽

Family Firms ◽

Family Firm ◽

Research Database ◽

Content Type ◽

Firm Birth ◽

The Relationship ◽

D Investment ◽

Moderating Role

PurposeOn the basis of behavioural agency theory and resource-based view, this study investigates the influence of family firm birth mode (i.e. indirect-established or direct-established), family entering time on R&D investment and the moderating role of the family entering time on the relationship between birth mode and R&D investment.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected 2,990 firm-year observations from family firms listed on A-share in China from 2008 to 2016 in the China Stock Market and Accounting Research database. They used pooled regression for data analysis and Tobit regression for robustness checks.FindingsIndirect-established family firms show more inclined behaviour towards R&D investment than direct-established counterparts. Family entering time positively affects the R&D investment of family firms. Moreover, family entering time plays a significant moderating role in the relationship between family firm birth mode (i.e. indirect-established or direct-established) and R&D investment.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this work is a pioneering study that introduced the concept of family firm birth mode (i.e. indirect-established or direct-established) and family entering time. This work is novel because it differentiated family firms according to their birth modes, an approach which is a contribution to the existing literature of family firms. Moreover, the investigation of the moderating role of family entering time has also produced notable results that help understand the impact of family entering time on different types of family firms. The interpretation of outcomes according to behavioural agency theory also produced useful insights for future researchers as well as for policymakers.

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Impact of linguistic ostracism on knowledge sharing, hiding and hoarding and the moderating role of cultural intelligence

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-12-2020-0906 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Jamal Albana ◽

Mehmet Yeşiltaş

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Causal Link ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Knowledge Hoarding ◽

Knowledge Hiding ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

PurposeDrawing on the theory of belongingness, this study scrutinizes the impact of linguistic ostracism on knowledge sharing, knowledge hiding and knowledge hoarding and the moderating role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in a diverse and multi-cultural work setting.Design/methodology/approachA two-phase sampling of judgmental and random sampling techniques was used to recruit local and foreign workers in the Jordanian service industry. The present study empirically analyzes the sample of 394 employees' responses by applying variance-based structural equation modeling (VB-SEM).FindingsVB-SEM results indicate that linguistic ostracism lessens knowledge sharing behavior and heightens knowledge hiding and hoarding. CQ moderates two of the said associations, specifically by buffering the causal link between linguistic ostracism and knowledge hiding, as well as linguistic ostracism and knowledge hoarding. Consequently, CQ did not moderate the causal link between linguistic ostracism and knowledge sharing.Practical implicationsThe study's findings can help managers and decision-makers in such workplaces better understand the deleterious effects of linguistic ostracism and how CQ functions as a buffer. The study concludes with theoretical and managerial implications.Originality/valueVery few investigations have been conducted to determine the consequences of linguistic ostracism in today's multi-cultural and diverse work environment. This paper is among the first to unveil the association of linguistic ostracism and CQ with various knowledge management (KM) concepts.

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