Alessandra Perri is Assistant Professor at the Department of Management of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow at the John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, UK. Alessandra has previously worked as postdoctoral fellow at Charles III University of Madrid, Spain.Enzo Peruffo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Business and Management at LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy, Head of Specialised Masters and Director of Part Time MBA at LUISS Business School. Enzo is Visiting Professor at the Texas Christian University, USA, and has previously worked as Visiting Scholar at INSEAD Business School, France.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Family Firms.- 3. Innovation in Family Firms: Critical Review of Theoretical and Empirical Literature.- 4. Family-Firm Innovation in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry.- 5. Family Business and Technological Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Pharmaceutical Industry.- 6. Concluding Remarks and Avenues for Future Research.

Alessandra Perri is Assistant Professor at the Department of Management of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow at the John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, UK. Alessandra has previously worked as postdoctoral fellow at Charles III University of Madrid, Spain.Enzo Peruffo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Business and Management at LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy, Head of Specialised Masters and Director of Part Time MBA at LUISS Business School. Enzo is Visiting Professor at the Texas Christian University, USA, and has previously worked as Visiting Scholar at INSEAD Business School, France.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Family Firms.- 3. Innovation in Family Firms: Critical Review of Theoretical and Empirical Literature.- 4. Family-Firm Innovation in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry.- 5. Family Business and Technological Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Pharmaceutical Industry.- 6. Concluding Remarks and Avenues for Future Research.

Alessandra Perri is Assistant Professor at the Department of Management of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and John H. Dunning Visiting Fellow at the John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, UK. Alessandra has previously worked as postdoctoral fellow at Charles III University of Madrid, Spain.Enzo Peruffo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Business and Management at LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy, Head of Specialised Masters and Director of Part Time MBA at LUISS Business School. Enzo is Visiting Professor at the Texas Christian University, USA, and has previously worked as Visiting Scholar at INSEAD Business School, France.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Family Firms.- 3. Innovation in Family Firms: Critical Review of Theoretical and Empirical Literature.- 4. Family-Firm Innovation in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry.- 5. Family Business and Technological Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Pharmaceutical Industry.- 6. Concluding Remarks and Avenues for Future Research.