Family Business Characteristics and the Approach to HRM in Overseas Ventures

Mariasole Bannò and Francesca Sgobbi

Journal of Small Business Management, 2016, vol. 54, issue 2, 640-658

Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between family business (FB) and human resource management (HRM) abroad. Our analysis provides two main results. First, not all organizational attributes of exert the same effect on the approach to abroad. Whereas participation of family members in the board of directors displays no significant impact, ownership and family managerial models favor the exploitation of the human resources supplied by the parent company. In contrast, the involvement of young successors favors an explorative attitude. Second, a multidimensional approach has better explanatory power compared with a dichotomous classification of FBs.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12162

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