Family Business

Edited by Joseph H. Astrachan, Kennesaw State University, US, Torsten M. Pieper, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US and Peter Jaskiewicz, Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic Management and Organization, University of Alberta School of Business, Canada

‘Family business entrepreneurship has emerged as one of the most dynamic research themes in economics and management in recent decades. This collection of previously published journal articles serves as a testimony to the pioneers that have contributed towards the consolidation of this inter-disciplinary topic on the academic agenda. It is the port for reference and inspiration for every researcher in the business of shaping the development of the field.’

• Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroductionJoseph H. Astrachan, Torsten M. Pieper and Peter JaskiewiczPART IDEFINITIONAL ISSUES1. Sabine B. Klein, Joseph H. Astrachan and Kosmas X. Smyrnios (2005), ‘The F-PEC Scale of Family Influence: Construction, Validation, and Further Implications for Theory’2. Melissa Carey Shanker and Joseph H. Astrachan (1996), ‘Myths and Realities: Family Businesses’ Contribution to the US Economy – A Framework for Assessing Family Business Statistics’3. Rik Donckels and Erwin Fröhlich (1991), ‘Are Family Businesses Really Different? European Experiences from STRATOS’PART IITYPOLOGICAL VARIETY 4. William S. Schulze, Michael H. Lubatkin and Richard N. Dino (2003), ‘Exploring the Agency Consequences of Ownership Dispersion Among the Directors of Private Family Firms’5. Matthew C. Sonfield and Robert N. Lussier (2004), ‘First-, Second-, and Third- Generation Family Firms: A Comparison’6. Sharon M. Danes and Patricia D. Olson (2003), ‘Women’s Role Involvement in Family Businesses, Business Tensions, and Business Success’7. Jess H. Chua, James J. Chrisman and Erick P.C. Chang (2004), ‘Are Family Firms Born or Made? An Exploratory Investigation’PART IIIPERFORMANCE 8. Ronald C. Anderson and David M. Reeb (2003), ‘Founding-Family Ownership and Firm Performance: Evidence from the S&P 500’9. Miguel Ángel Gallo, Josep Tàpies and Kristin Cappuyns (2004), ‘Comparison of Family and Nonfamily Business: Financial Logic and Personal Preferences’10. Catherine M. Daily and Marc J. Dollinger (1992), ‘An Empirical Examination of Ownership Structure in Family and Professionally Managed Firms’11. Ronald C. Anderson and David M. Reeb (2004), ‘Board Composition: Balancing Family Influence in S&P 500 Firms’PART IVPROFESSIONALIZATION 12. Daniel L. McConaughy (2000), ‘Family CEOs vs. Nonfamily CEOs in the Family-Controlled Firm: An Examination of the Level and Sensitivity of Pay to Performance’13. Jess H. Chua, James J. Chrisman and Pramodita Sharma (2003), ‘Succession and Nonsuccession Concerns of Family Firms and Agency Relationship with Nonfamily Managers’14. Joseph H. Astrachan and Thomas A. Kolenko (1994), ‘A Neglected Factor Explaining Family Business Success: Human Resource Practices’PART VSTRATEGY15. Shaker A. Zahra (2005), ‘Entrepreneurial Risk Taking in Family Firms’16. Nancy Upton, Elisabeth J. Teal and Joe T. Felan (2001), ‘Strategic and Business Planning Practices of Fast Growth Family Firms’ 17. Renato Tagiuri and John A. Davis (1992), ‘On the Goals of Successful Family Companies’18. Shaker A. Zahra, James C. Hayton and Carlo Salvato (2004), ‘Entrepreneurship in Family vs. Non-Family Firms: A Resource-based Analysis of the Effect of Organizational Culture’19. Shaker A. Zahra (2003), ‘International Expansion of U.S. Manufacturing Family Businesses: The Effect of Ownership and Involvement’PART VIGOVERNANCE20. Ronald C. Anderson, Sattar A. Mansi and David M. Reeb (2003), ‘Founding Family Ownership and the Agency Cost of Debt’21. William S. Schulze, Michael H. Lubatkin, Richard N. Dino and Ann K. Buchholtz (2001), ‘Agency Relationships in Family Firms: Theory and Evidence’22. William S. Schulze, Michael H. Lubatkin and Richard N. Dino (2003), ‘Toward a Theory of Agency and Altruism in Family Firms’23. Mikko Mustakallio, Erkko Autio and Shaker A. Zahra (2002), ‘Relational and Contractual Governance in Family Firms: Effects in Strategic Decision Making’PART VIIFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS24. Wendy C. Handler (1992), ‘The Succession Experience of the Next Generation’25. Ivan Lansberg and Joseph H. Astrachan (1994), ‘Influence of Family Relationships on Succession Planning and Training: The Importance of Mediating Factors’ 26. Colette Dumas (1989), ‘Understanding the Father–Daughter and Father–Son Dyads in Family-Owned Business’27. Sharon M. Danes, Martha A. Rueter, Hee-Kyung Kwon and William Doherty (2002), ‘Family FIRO Model: An Application to Family Business’28. Ernesto J. Poza, Theodore Alfred and Anil Maheshwari (1997), ‘Stakeholder Perceptions of Culture and Management Practices in Family and Family Firms – A Preliminary Report’Name Index