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The role of family ownership in international entrepreneurship: exploring nonlinear effects

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Empirical research on international entrepreneurship is growing, but results on the role of family ownership in this phenomenon are inconsistent. We believe these inconsistencies owe to prior researchers having not yet investigated nonlinear relationships. Drawing on opposing perspectives of stewardship and stagnation, we explore potential benefits and drawbacks of family ownership for international entrepreneurship and explore nonlinear relationships among these two variables. Using a sample of 1,035 US family businesses and applying ordinal regression analysis, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship between family ownership and international entrepreneurship: International entrepreneurship is maximized when family ownership stands at moderate levels. We discuss the implications of our findings for theory and practice and indicate avenues for future research.

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Titel: The role of family ownership in international entrepreneurship: exploring nonlinear effects
verfasst von: Salvatore Sciascia
Pietro Mazzola
Joseph H. Astrachan
Torsten M. Pieper
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9264-9

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