Journal of Family Business Management: Volume 12 Issue 2

Knowledge management and human resources performance: evidence from Turkish family businesses

Halil Zaim, Veland Ramadani, Sait Revda Dinibutun, Shqipe Gërguri-Rashiti, Dina Sabry Said

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of knowledge management (KM) processes on human resource management’s (HRM’s) performance in family-owned organizations…

Network science and sustainable performance of family businesses in tourism

Rodolfo Baggio, Marco Valeri

There is a little appreciation for the role network science can play in sustainable tourism, and it is not quite clear to what extent generic models from the tourism network…

Direct and indirect effect of entrepreneurial orientation, family involvement and gender on family business performance

Erny Rachmawati, Suliyanto, Agus Suroso

This study aims to determine the direct effect of entrepreneurial orientation on family business performance. This study also discusses the role of family involvement as a…

Risk management in small family firms: insights into a paradox

Christine Mitter, Maria Postlmayr, Michael Kuttner

The purpose of this study is to provide insights into the risk management practices of small family firms (SFFs).

Innovation orientation and performance of Kuwaiti family businesses: evidence from the initial period of COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammad Zainal

This paper analyses the impact of innovation orientation on the family business performance in Kuwait. Further, the aim of this paper is to understand the innovation culture among…

Intra-family dynamics and succession planning in family businesses in South Africa: the daughter as a potential successor

Boris Urban, Ruth Palesa Nonkwelo

Literature considers the succession process to be successful when both the continuity of the business and harmony within the family are preserved. This study empirically…

Modern slavery in the criminal family firm: misrecognition and symbolic violence in recruitment and retention practices

Udeni Salmon

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of recruitment and retention practices in the criminal family firm and to provide theoretical explanation for the coercive…

Corporate social responsibility and dividend policy: a strategic choice in family firms

Muhammad Fayyaz Sheikh, Aamir Inam Bhutta, Bareera Rehman, Muhammad Bazil, Ali Hassan

The purpose of this study is to examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects dividend policy (the propensity to pay dividends as well as the dividend payout…

Effects of personality disorders and attitudes towards social networking services: evidence from family business successors in the Arab world

Hasan A. Abbas

This paper examines the effect of personality disorders, namely loneliness and shyness, on the family business successors' attitude towards social networking services (SNS).

Impact of family succession on financial performance: empirical evidence from Bangladesh

Kamrul Hassan Sunon, Muzhtaba Tawkeer Islam, M. Adnan Kabir

Academic research on the transgenerational performance differences among family firms in Bangladesh is still in its infancy. This paper delves into this issue to answer whether…