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- Vanessa Diaz-Moriana
- Department of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Eric Clinton
- Department of Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Nadine Kammerlander
- Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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- G. T. Lumpkin
- Department of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Justin B. Craig
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
説明
<jats:p>Drawing on the transgenerational entrepreneurship perspective, we employ a multiple case study approach to investigate why multigenerational family firms innovate. The data collection process drew upon five in-depth cases comprising 42 semistructured interviews, 25 participant observations, and several thousand pages of historical data dating from 1916 to 2017. We find patterns on how the firms’ long-term view—embracing both the past and the future—influences the innovation motives of these firms. Specifically, we identify three innovation patterns: conserving, persisting and legacy-building. We introduce a set of propositions and a framework linking long-term orientation dimensions to innovation motives and innovation outcomes. Our research thus contributes to a more fine-grained understanding of innovation behavior in family firms.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 44 (2), 256-287, 2018-09-27
SAGE Publications