Conceptualizing cross-country analyses of family firms: A systematic review and future research agenda |
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| Institution: | 1. IMT Business School, Dubai;2. School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, United Kingdom;1. Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada;2. International Business School, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, No. 1900 Wenxiang Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, 201620, China;1. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Isenberg School of Management, 121, Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;2. Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SE, United Kingdom;1. School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, LE11 3TT, United Kingdom;2. University of Strathclyde, G1 1XQ, United Kingdom;3. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, University Post O?ce, Kumasi, Ghana; Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, 26 Melville Rd, Illovo, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa;1. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Department of Business and Law, Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin, Germany;2. Royal Holloway, University of London, School of Business and Management, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK;3. Bangor University, Bangor Business School, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG, UK |
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| Abstract: | The national context in which family firms operate influences their behavior and firm-related outcomes. Especially how and why family businesses differ across contexts has therefore received growing interest. Yet, the insights on family businesses across countries remain fragmented and lack integration, especially regarding how the cross-country context is operationalized. Building on comparative cross-national research, this review aims to bridge the disciplines of international business and family business. I analyze the current field of cross-country family business research building on a systematic literature review of 105 peer-reviewed studies in the period 2000–2020 with the goal to collect and structure the current body of knowledge and build a future research agenda. The findings highlight different approaches that family business research utilizes to operationalize “cross-country” elements, outlining how research applies direct comparisons between countries and comparisons based upon theoretical perspectives. Building upon this conceptualization of cross-country operationalizations, the study provides several new avenues for future research. |
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| Keywords: | Family firms Cross-country comparison Cross-national research Cross-country operationalization International context Literature review |
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