Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 14 Issue 2

Editorial: Theory development in family business management studies

Vanessa Ratten

Family firms and product recalls: an event study for the US automobile industry

António Miguel Martins, Cesaltina Pacheco Pires

This study explores whether the unique organizational form of family firms helps to mitigate the negative effects caused by the announcement of product recalls.

Breaking new ground in family business research with neoconfigurational theorizing and analysis

Mark R. Mallon, Stav Fainshmidt

Because family businesses are highly complex enterprises, researchers need appropriate theoretical and methodological tools to study them. The neoconfigurational perspective and…

Entrepreneurial retirement and family business: a perspective article

Simon Stephens

This paper highlights the need for studies that explore the experiences of entrepreneurs based in a family business setting who are considering retirement.

Family ownership and audit fees in emerging countries: the moderating role of political connections

Supatmi Supatmi, Christa Kurnia Alethea, Yeterina Widi Nugrahanti, MI Mitha Dwi Restuti

This study aims to examine the effect of family ownership on audit fees and whether political connections moderate the causal relationship. Indonesia, as emerging countries…

Paradox and family business: a perspective article

Steffen Roth

This perspective article provides an overview of current research on paradoxes within family business settings and outlines emerging trends and potential avenues for future…

Knowledge sharing in family SMEs: the role of communities of practice

Francesca Rossignoli, Andrea Lionzo, Thomas Henschel, Börje Boers

The aim of this paper is to analyse the role of communities of practice (CoP) as knowledge-sharing tools in family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this context, CoPs…

Technology and family business: from conceptualization to implementation in strategic planning – a perspective article

Daniel Mandel Gandrita

This article offers a perspective on the evolution of strategic planning and strategic planning's implementation, particularly within the context of family business. This paper is…

Unveiling the triumph: the drivers behind entrepreneurial resilience among family wedding organizers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Grisna Anggadwita, Dini Turipanam Alamanda, Vanessa Ratten

The existence of a wedding organizer plays an essential role in realizing the dream wedding of the bride and groom and the progression of a family-centred structure. The wedding…

Family firm performance: the effects of organizational culture and organizational social capital

Michele Stasa Ouzký, Ondřej Machek

The goal of this paper is to examine the mediating role of organizational social capital between family firms' organizational culture, characterized by their group vs individual…

Women entrepreneurs in transport family business: a perspective article

Emmanuel Mogaji

This paper underscores the importance of conducting studies that examine the experiences of women transport entrepreneurs within the context of the intersectionality of…

How family firm advisors understand their clients: a mixed-methods analysis of social capital signaling in web-based marketing

Robert Randolph, Eric Kushins, Prachi Gala

Despite similarities, research across family business and business advising forwards contradictory conclusions when considering family business advising. The authors seek to…