An Assemblage–Theoretic Perspective on the Internationalization Processes of Family Firms

A. Rebecca Reuber

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2016, vol. 40, issue 6, 1269-1286

Abstract: Much scholarly attention has been paid to the internationalization of family firms. In this paper, I contend that our knowledge remains limited because of a dominant focus on decision making. I problematize this dominant focus in the literature, propose assemblage theory as a new lens through which to examine family business internationalization, and draw attention to new research questions constructed around the conceptualization of internationalization as a destabilizing influence on family firm logics and routines. In doing so, I pay particular attention to processes associated with internationalization triggers, geographic distance, cultural differences and the family firm as an unfamiliar market actor, and to temporal considerations associated with these processes.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1111/etap.12243

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