A<sc>udretsch</sc> D. B., F<sc>alck</sc> O., F<sc>eldman</sc> M. P. and H<sc>eblich</sc> S. Local entrepreneurship in context, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper posits that regions provide locational factors which determine the industry structure and with it entrepreneurial opportunities whose exploitation influences regional dynamics....

The role of owner-family members as internal monitors of firm performance has been largely neglected in family business studies so far. While family management of firms does not lead to clear performance improvements, accounting research has shown that families are better monitors. In this...