Understanding the antecedents of family influence in the family firm

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dc.contributor.authorBizri, Rima M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T09:39:27Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T09:39:27Z
dc.date.copyright© 2021
dc.date.issued2022-12-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: What makes family influence so influential in the family firm? Time and again, research studies point to family influence as a factor that significantly impacts decision-making in the family business, thus highlighting the need to investigate the variables which cause family influence to be so powerful. The purpose of this study is to explore the construct of family influence in the family firm, under an integrative lens that combines insights from Institutional Theory and the Resource-Based View. Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative approach was used using a 35-item survey measuring 6 constructs, where data collection yielded a total of 206 completed surveys included in the data analysis. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS (3.0) and results were appropriately reported. Findings: The findings of this study propose that the two theoretical perspectives can be useful in explaining how various factors are able to intensify family influence on strategic family firm decisions like internationalization. Specifically, the lack of resources, government support, managerial knowledge and capability in foreign markets represent serious barriers that render the family firm more reliant on and subjected to family influence. Similarly, informal institutions like the fear of failure in foreign markets and uncertainty avoidance often make the family firm more dependent on, and accepting of, family influence. Originality/value: The path analysis undertaken in this study has empirically depicted how resource-related and institution-based forces can together augment the effects of “family influence,” making it a more powerful and prohibitive factor in the internationalization decision, thus offering an insightful interpretation of these results and valuable practical and theoretical implications. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBizri, R. M. (2022). Understanding the antecedents of family influence in the family firm. Journal of Family Business Management, 12(4), 597 - 613. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-09-2021-0108en_US
dc.identifier.issn20436238
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-09-2021-0108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/497
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Holdings Ltd.en_US
dc.relationAuthors Affiliations : Bizri, R.M., Faculty of Management, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Family Business Management; Volume 12, Issue 4
dc.rightsThis article is © Emerald Publishing Limited and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://repository.cud.ac.ae/). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Publishing Limited.
dc.rights.holderCopyright : © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
dc.subjectFamily firmen_US
dc.subjectFamily influenceen_US
dc.subjectFear of failureen_US
dc.subjectGovernment supporten_US
dc.subjectInstitutional theoryen_US
dc.subjectInternationalizationen_US
dc.subjectManagerial knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectRBVen_US
dc.subjectResourcesen_US
dc.subjectUncertainty avoidanceen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the antecedents of family influence in the family firmen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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