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Influence Of The Lack Of A Standard Definition Of “Family Business” On Research Into Their International Strategies

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  • Cano-Rubio, Myriam

    (Universidad de Jaén (España))

  • Fuentes-Lombardo, Guadalupe

    (Universidad de Jaén (España))

  • Vallejo-Martos, Manuel Carlos

    (Universidad de Jaén (España))

Abstract

Research into the internationalisation strategies of family businesses is plagued by the excessive use of many and varied concepts to define these companies, and often leads to diverse and disparate results. The conceptual spectrum used by researchers is very broad, ranging from the simplest definition, in which a company is classified as a family business on the basis of the perception of its owners and/or managers, to others which consider variables such as ownership, management, involvement of the family in the business, continuity and combinations thereof. The results obtained highlight the need for those researching family business internationalisation strategies to use a standard definition of family business, so enabling us to continue advancing in our knowledge of this topic and avoid coming to different conclusions merely as a result of having based our research on different definitions. / 0

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  • Cano-Rubio, Myriam & Fuentes-Lombardo, Guadalupe & Vallejo-Martos, Manuel Carlos, 2017. "Influence Of The Lack Of A Standard Definition Of “Family Business” On Research Into Their International Strategies," European Research on Management and Business Economics (ERMBE), Academia Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa (AEDEM), vol. 23(3), pages 132-146.
    • Handle: RePEc:idi:jermbe:v:23:y:2017:i:3:p:132-146
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    1. Rajan, Bharath & Salunkhe, Uday & Kumar, V., 2023. "Understanding customer engagement in family firms: A conceptual framework," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    2. Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu & Elena-Alexandra Gorgos & Alexandru Mihai Ghigiu & Monica Pătruț, 2019. "Bridging Intellectual Capital and SMEs Internationalization through the Lens of Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-22, April.
    3. Francisco C. Marques & Fernando A. F. Ferreira & Constantin Zopounidis & Audrius Banaitis, 2022. "A system dynamics-based approach to determinants of family business growth," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 311(2), pages 799-819, April.

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    Keywords

    Family business; Definition; International strategy; Wine sector; Olive-oil sector; 0;
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    JEL classification:

    • M16 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - International Business Administration

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