Family business and international business: Breaking silos and establishing a rigorous way forward

Jean-Luc Arrègle (), Andrea Calabrò, Michael A. Hitt, Liena Kano and Christian Schwens
Additional contact information
Jean-Luc Arrègle: EM - EMLyon Business School
Andrea Calabrò: IPAG Business School
Michael A. Hitt: Texas A&M University [College Station], TTU - Texas Tech University [Lubbock]
Liena Kano: University of Calgary
Christian Schwens: Universität zu Köln = University of Cologne

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: Over the past decade, a consensus has crystallized recognizing the significance of family firm internationalization in international business (IB) research. This recognition comes with substantial opportunities, yet it also presents challenges, such as the pressing need for a more cohesive integration of the family business and IB domains. In this article, we (re)emphasize the relevance of family firm internationalization for IB research considering three IB grand challenges and two important aspects of internationalization where family firms can particularly contribute. We also propose several theoretical and methodological avenues for future studies to help further increase the understanding of family firm internationalization and of IB theories. Finally, we provide an overview of the core insights from the articles included in the related special issue and develop integrative conclusions about the research.

Keywords: Family firm; internationalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-04-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-bec and nep-sbm
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.science/hal-04514340v1
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Published in Journal of World Business, 2024, 59 (3), 11 p. ⟨10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101532⟩

Downloads: (external link)
https://hal.science/hal-04514340v1/document (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04514340

DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101532

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().