Edited by the leading figures in the field, with contributions and editorial board support from the most prominent names in family business, this handbook reflects on the development and present status of the field in terms of applied theories, methods, chosen research issues and theoretical...

1. Introducing theoretical perspectives on family business / Mattias Nordqvist ... [et al.] -- 2. Organisational ecology and the family business / Giuseppe Criaco -- 3. Behavioural theory and the family business / Ambra Mazzelli -- 4. Agency theory and the family business / Andreas Kallmuenzer...

While studies of entrepreneurship and family business have to a great extent developed independently, there are some indications that they are now moving closer to each other. The purpose of this special issue is to contribute to an increased scholarly interest in research that integrates the...

Family firms represent the most common form of business organization in most countries. This is, however, not yet reflected in the amount of strategy research devoted to family firms. In this article we suggest that the strategy as practice perspective - applied by an increasing number of...

The analysis of practitioners' narratives in four industries--cables and wires, paint, footwear chocolate, and sugar confectionery--shows that innovative international strategies drive the dynamics of international competition. The four industry case studies suggest an empirical classification...