Entrepreneurial orientation, concern for socioemotional wealth preservation, and family firm performance

By Felipe Hernández-Perlines, Jeffrey G. Covin, Domingo Enrique Ribeiro-Soriano. 2021

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Abstract This paper explores whether concern for socioemotional wealth enhances or undermines the positive effect of entrepreneurial orientation on family firm performance. Two analysis techniques were used: second-generation structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). These techniques were applied to data on 106 Spanish family firms. Results of both analyses are similar, lending validity and robustness to the proposed research model. Specifically, the results indicate that 1) entrepreneurial orientation positively influences family firm performance, 2) concern for socioemotional wealth preservation positively influences both entrepreneurial orientation and family firm performance, and 3) concern for socioemotional wealth preservation positively moderates the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on family firm performance.

Subfields: Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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