Family Business Research in the New Millennium

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart J. Debicki ◽  
Curtis F. Matherne ◽  
Franz W. Kellermanns ◽  
James J. Chrisman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Developmental Trends ◽  
New Millennium

The authors' analysis of 291 family business articles published in 30 management journals between 2001 and 2007 reports the contributions of individual scholars and academic institutions to family business research. To better understand the interrelationships among scholars who have contributed to family business research, a network analysis of coauthor relationships was conducted. The authors also provide a content analysis of the articles and offer suggestions for future research. By analyzing the who, where, and what of family business research, the reasons why the developmental trends have occurred and how the field's momentum can be maintained and directed toward productive ends become clearer.

Family Business Succession: Suggestions for Future Research

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Brockhaus
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Management ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Management Succession ◽  
Business Succession ◽  
Family Business Succession

Management succession is a significant moment in a family business's life and an issue that requires analysis from the perspectives of family, management, and ownership systems in order to understand adequately the perspectives of the different stakeholders. In an effort to help improve the quality of the research methodology on this subject, past family business research methodology will be reviewed and critiqued, and some specific recommendations will be presented that can enhance the quality and value of family business research.

Network analysis: A concise review and suggestions for family business research

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Zamudio ◽  
Sergey Anokhin ◽  
Franz W. Kellermanns
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Concise Review

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-233
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Word List ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Common Error ◽  
Word Lists

Brigham, K. H., Lumpkin, G. T., Payne, G. T., & Zachary, M. A. (2014). Researching long-term orientation: A validation study and recommendations for future research. Family Business Review, 27(1): 72-88. The authors have provided the following clarifications to correct issues in the developed measure and report relevant changes. Specifically, two errors were observed by the authors. First, several words were included in more than one of the developed word lists, which violated the intentions of the authors to keep each word list mutually exclusive. Second, in re-analyzing the data with the corrected word lists, an error in the original content analysis was discovered. A common error in the DICTION 5.0 software limited the analysis of the corpus of documents. In response, the authors re-analyzed the data using an updated version of the software (i.e., DICTION 7.0). Below are corrections to the paper subsequent to these errors.

Empirics in Family Business Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Evert ◽  
John A. Martin ◽  
Michael S. McLeod ◽  
G. Tyge Payne
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Essential Components

Competent research methods and data analysis are essential components for the progression of family business research. To identify and evaluate empirical trends, and make suggestions for future research, we examine 319 empirical articles published in Family Business Review since 1988. These studies are compared with 146 family business research articles published in top-tier journals not dedicated to family business research over the same timeframe. While we substantiate growth in rigor and sophistication, we address specific family business research challenges regarding construct validity, generalizability, causality, temporality, and multilevel issues. Suggestions are provided for future empirical research across six major topical areas.

Impact of Blogs on Sales Revenue

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-120
Author(s):  
Guoying Zhang ◽  
Alan J. Dubinsky ◽  
Yong Tan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Box Office ◽  
Online Word Of Mouth ◽  
High Influence

In this study, blog data were collected and network parameters were captured to represent three common measurements of online Word-Of-Mouth: intensity, influence level, and dispersion. These parameters were then analyzed using a General Estimating Equation (GEE) model to test their effects on average weekly movie box office receipts. Findings indicated that all three parameters were significant in the model. The aggregated degree, representing WOM intensity, was positively significant, which was consistent with results from extant research. Further, diameter of a network, representing WOM dispersion, was observed to be positively significant, which validated the importance of spreading WOM as far as possible. Counter-intuitively, the aggregated size node, representing WOM influence level, was ascertained to be negatively significant, which might be explained by the possible negative stance from opinion leaders with high influence level. Applying network analysis methodology to blog entries, the present work differentiated itself from extant WOM literature that has focused chiefly on content analysis. The findings also provided managerial insights to companies interested in utilizing blogs as online WOM for marketing initiatives and implications for future research.

Research on Technological Innovation in Family Firms

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo De Massis ◽  
Federico Frattini ◽  
Ulrich Lichtenthaler
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
New Product ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Promising Area

The purpose of this article is to review and systematize prior work on technological innovation in family firms and to open up an agenda to guide future research into this promising area. The study shows that family involvement has direct effects on innovation inputs (e.g., R&D expenditures), activities (e.g., leadership in new product development projects), and outputs (e.g., number of new products), as well as moderating effects on the relationships between these steps of technological innovation. The article uses theories applied in family business research (e.g., agency theory) to discuss opportunities for extending technological innovation frameworks by considering family involvement.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Family Firm: Mapping the Field and Tracing a Path for Future Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remedios Hernández-Linares ◽  
María Concepción López-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Family

Despite several calls for the further study of entrepreneurial orientation in family firms, we still have a fragmented understanding of this topic, whose full potential has yet to be reached. To shed new light on this issue, this article first maps the family business field by carrying out a systematic review and content analysis of the 78 articles identified at the confluence of entrepreneurial orientation and family firms. Our study describes and critically assesses previous research as well as the conclusions reached. Second, this article identifies the main research gaps and provides a path for future investigations.

Researching Long-Term Orientation

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith H. Brigham ◽  
G. T. Lumpkin ◽  
G. Tyge Payne ◽  
Miles A. Zachary
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Key Questions

Assumptions about the long-term orientation (LTO) of family firms are common in family business research. Drawing on prior conceptualizations, this article further develops and validates the LTO construct using content analysis techniques on two separate samples of data. Validation comes through empirical analysis of content validity, external validity, dimensionality, and concurrent validity. We find that family firms are higher than nonfamily firms on all three dimensions of LTO. We also discuss how future research can use this now-validated construct to address key questions in family business research, as well as inform the broader business literature.

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