scholarly journals Mapping the intellectual and conceptual structure of research on gender issues in the family business: A bibliometric review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan-Hoang Vuong ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Thanh Huyen ◽  
Thanh-Hang Pham ◽  
Luong Anh Phuong ◽  
Minh-Hoang Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Conceptual Structure ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
The Family ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Family Smes ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
And Gender

The current review, employing the bibliometric analysis of 224 documents extracted from the Web of Science database, aims to examine the growth trajectory, most influential documents, intellectual and conceptual structure of the literature regarding gender issues in family business research. The review identifies three major research lines: "Women’s challenges and opportunities in the family business", "Gender diversity in the family business corporate board", and "Gender and family SMEs management". By reviewing prominent cited references and documents which cited them in each research line, we provide the landscapes and research gaps of three major lines of research for further development.

scholarly journals Gender issues in family business research: A bibliometric scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh-Hoang Nguyen ◽  
Huyen Thanh Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Tam-Tri Le ◽  
Anh-Phuong Luong ◽  
Quan-Hoang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
And Gender

PurposeThe current review aims to examine the growth trajectory, most influential documents, intellectual and conceptual structure of the literature regarding gender issues in family business research.Design/methodology/approachThe bibliometric analysis was performed using 224 documents from 1991 to 2020 extracted from the Web of Science database.FindingsThe review finds that this field's knowledge grew exponentially during the last three decades, mainly after 2003 and the last several years. Based on the co-citation analysis, three major research lines are identified: “Women's challenges and opportunities in the family business”, “Gender diversity in the family business corporate board”, and “Gender and family SMEs management.” The temporal co-word analysis reveals that “Gender diversity in the family business corporate board” is the latest research line.Originality/valueBy reviewing prominent cited references and documents that cited them, the authors provide the landscapes and research gaps of three major research lines for further development.

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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Tam Tri
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Conceptual Structure ◽  
The Family ◽  
Bibliometric Review

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Differences between family and non-family SMEs: A comparative study of Australia and Belgium

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Smith
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Business Relationship ◽  
Detailed Understanding ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Smes ◽  
Australian Experience ◽  
Cross National

AbstractThis study attempts to further the development of family business theory by providing a more detailed understanding of the differences between family and non-family firms' profitability, growth, exporting and networking behaviour. Utilising data from 2190 Australian SMEs, the study compares the Australian experience of differences between family and non-family firms with those found among Belgium firms. The Australian results are consistent with the growth and some of the networking behaviour found among Belgium firms, but not with their profitability and exporting behaviour. The study's findings support the contentions that the differences between family and non-family firms may be less than many earlier studies have indicated and that industry differences and cross-national differences in corporate governance environments may lead to variances in these differences. It also demonstrates that the underlying theoretical rationale for a number of predicted differences between family and non-family firms appears flawed. These findings indicate that new empirical studies that control for context are urgently needed to ensure the scholarly literature on family businesses is not being built on false assumptions. They also indicate that studies designed to explain differences in the family/non-family business relationship between industries and nations may lead to advances in family business theory.

scholarly journals Advancing Tacit Knowledge: Malaysian Family SMEs in Manufacturing

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lee Kean Yew ◽  
Edmund Terence Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Family Business ◽  
The Family ◽  
Innovative Management ◽  
Family Smes ◽  
Generational Shift ◽  
History Approach ◽  
Organizational Features ◽  
New Generation

The family business literature in developing countries suggests that their organizational features inhibit innovations that create niche products. In industrializing Malaysia, where family small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are undergoing a generational shift, there is little research on their capacity to develop the tacit knowledge of the founding generation. This assessment of 29 thriving family SMEs in plastics and food manufacturing evaluates how a new generation has nurtured innovative management, manufacturing, and marketing techniques. By adopting a business history approach that appraises the development of tacit knowledge, this study validates the need for family SMEs to institute organizational reforms to codify knowledge and therefore ensure long-term sustainability.

An Exploration of Successful Copreneurial Relationships Postdivorce

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Cole ◽  
Kit Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Business Relationship ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Many

It is a commonly held belief that divorce “kills” the family business, especially when copreneurs divorce or separate. Yet there are examples of copreneurs who have successfully continued to work together postdivorce. However, to date, there have been no studies or theories developed regarding successful, postdivorce copreneurs. This grounded theory study examines successful postdivorce copreneurs and proposes a model that can help advisors navigate the many potential pitfalls a divorcing couple can experience. This study finds that copreneurs who have a great deal of trust in one another can continue to work together postdivorce. Emotional connection, compartmentalization, synergy, commitment to the business, and positive gender issues also contribute to the success of the business and the business relationship.

scholarly journals The influence of family firm image on access to financial resources in family SMEs: a signaling theory perspective

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unai Arzubiaga ◽  
Alfredo De Massis ◽  
Amaia Maseda ◽  
Txomin Iturralde
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Projected Image ◽  
The Family ◽  
Image Access ◽  
Family Smes ◽  
Strategic Options

AbstractThis study investigates whether a projected family firm image can affect access to financial resources, which is key to providing broader strategic options and meeting short-term financial needs, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Building on the signaling literature, we consider the family SME leaders’ perspective and conceptually and empirically examine whether they believe a projected family firm image acts as a credible signal to the lender. We also examine additional boundary conditions influencing the family SME’s projected image–access to financial resources relationship, by specifically investigating whether firm age and size alter the degree of the signaling effect. Our unique data on 289 Spanish family SMEs reveal that projected family firm image can act as an attractive signal to lenders, leading to better access to financial resources for SMEs. Furthermore, firm size reinforces the role of the projected family firm image as a positive signal. These findings address an important practical issue in terms of family firm stakeholder perceptions, offering contributions to the corporate branding, family business, and financing literature.

scholarly journals Does board structure drive dividends payout? Evidence from the Sultanate of Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-230
Author(s):  
Badar Alshabibi ◽  
Shanmuga Pria ◽  
Khaled Hussainey
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Corporate Board ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Oil Crisis ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence

The study investigates whether corporate board characteristics influence dividends policy in Omani listed firms. It also examines whether this relationship is determined by the recent global oil crisis. Using a sample of 109 listed firms in Muscat Securities Exchange between 2009 and 2019, we find that dividends payout is positively associated with board independence, board activity, and board nationality diversity. Though, no evidence is found that board size and gender diversity have an impact on dividends payout. Interestingly, when controlling for the global oil crisis, none of the corporate board attributes influence dividends payout. This study presents new evidence on the influence of board structure on dividends policy. The findings suggest that the impact of corporate board characteristics on dividends policy is contingent on the surrounding institutional environment (i.e., the recent global oil crisis).

The family CEO’s effect on succession planning: founder status, difficulties with letting go and gender differences

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ine Umans ◽  
Nadine Lybaert ◽  
Tensie Steijvers ◽  
Wim Voordeckers
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Relational Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Influences

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate several antecedents of succession planning in family firms: founder status, the family chief executive officer (CEO)’s inability to let go and the family CEO’s gender. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts moderated mediation analysis on a sample of 259 family firms. Findings The results show that family firms led by founders show lower succession planning levels than family firms led by descendant family CEOs. This effect is mediated by the family CEO’s inability to let go. Furthermore, the influence of the emotion of being unable to let go on succession planning is dependent on the family CEO’s gender. This influence is smaller when the family CEO is female than when the family CEO is male. Originality/value The study introduces the family CEO’s inability to let go as a mediator in the founder-succession planning relationship. The results add empirical evidence to the debate about gender influences in family firms. By showing that emotions have a different outcome concerning succession planning depending on the family CEO’s gender, this study enriches gender research. The study also contributes to the family business field by introducing relational theory as a valuable theoretical framework to include gender in succession research.

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