Determinants of the Internationalization Pathways of Family Firms: An Examination of Family Influence

By Chris Graves, Jill Thomas. 2008

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Subfields: Accounting, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management

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Managerial capabilities and paths to growth as determinants of high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises (2011, background): “Several works on the internationalization of SMEs and family firms show that the ability to secure sufficient financial resources is one of the main determinants of degree of international expansion in this type of firm (Bell et al., 2003; Graves and Thomas, 2008; Prater and Ghosh, 2005).”
Family firms in the global economy: Toward a deeper understanding of internationalization determinants, processes, and outcomes (2018, background): “Family firms are often torn between their local roots and their desire and need for global growth and international activities (Graves and Thomas, 2008).”
Collaboration and Internationalization of SMEs: Insights and Recommendations from a Systematic Review (2020, background): “2001), internationalize rapidly but operate after a few years in the domestic market; yet others, termed traditional SMEs (Graves and Thomas 2008), internationalize late, in reaction Against this backdrop, this paper aims to review, analyze, and critically synthesize the current state of research in”
Network ties in the international opportunity recognition of family SMEs (2011, background): “Among family firms one can detect factors such as (i) limited managerial capabilities (Graves & Thomas, 2006, 2008), (ii) different internationalization strategies (Fernandez & Nieto, 2006; Gallo & Pont, 1996; Graves & Thomas, 2008; Zahra, 2003), (iii) limited networks (Graves & Thomas, 2004).”
Influence of CEO characteristics in family firms internationalization (2017, background): “…objective, riskaversion, restricted financial support, etc.) their export activities (Calabró & Mussolino, 2013; Colli, García-Canal, & Guillén, 2013; Fernández & Nieto, 2005, 2006; Graves & Thomas, 2006, 2008; EO characteristics in family firms internationalization, International Zahra, 2003).”
A Socioemotional Wealth Perspective on how Collaboration Intensity, Trust, and International Market Knowledge affect Family Firms' Multinationality (2016, background): “That is, they internationalize slowly, incrementally, avoiding risk, while gradually increasing the complexity of its forms and scope as resources and knowledge accumulate (e.g., Child et al., 2002; Graves & Thomas, 2008).”
Family firm internationalization: heritage assets and the impact of bifurcation bias (2018, positive): “However, internationalization pathways of family firms are influenced by family-firm specific factors (Graves and Thomas, 2008): in a bifurcation-biased MNE, these factors will override efficiency considerations to the detriment of business needs.”
Understanding the Innovation Behavior of Family Firms* (2015, background): “2010; Sirmon and Hitt 2003), research also indicates that they prefer to establish social and personal family networks rather than formal economic networks (Basly 2007; Graves and Thomas 2008).”