...Rony Abi Nakhle Purpose This study examines whether the innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation predict later digital transformation in family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and whether digital transformation is associated...

...Khadija Altaraifi; Kazuo Inaba; Jie Qin Purpose This study explores the impact of socioemotional wealth (SEW), conceptualized through the FIBER model, on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of family businesses in Bahrain. It aims to understand how different SEW dimensions influence EO, offering...

...Alaa Mohammad Alkhalailah; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Yolanda Sorroche-del-Rey Purpose This study aimed to unravel the role of networking competence (NC) in the nexus of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and export performance in family-owned SMEs in Jordan. More precisely, it sought to demonstrate...

... on entrepreneurial orientation and performance in family businesses, examining the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation. Design/methodology/approach Characterized as a descriptive survey with a quantitative approach, this study utilized structural equation modeling and partial least squares regression...

... of green innovation across generations. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory qualitative study explored the perceptions of incumbents and successors of textile family firms in Italy to highlight the crucial role of firms’ entrepreneurial orientation and social-emotional wealth in shaping...

...Jorge Linuesa-Langreo; Pablo Ruiz-Palomino; Pedro Jiménez-Estévez Purpose Entrepreneurial orientation is critical to staying ahead in the current competitive hospitality industry. Drawing on the theories of social capital, socioemotional wealth and upper echelons, this study aims to highlight...

...Nancy Forster-Holt; James H. Davis Purpose Miller (2011) revisited his influential 1983 work on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and remarked that its underlying drivers are fully open to debate, fresh scholarship and connection with new theories. Indeed, the genealogy of the EO construct...

...Virginia Lasio; Juan M. Gómez; John Rosso; Alejandro Sánchez Purpose The research aims to investigate how digital transformation (DT), entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and socioemotional wealth (SEW) impact the financial performance of family firms in uncertain business environments. Drawing from...

...Mei Xuan Liew; Yoke Mei Loo Purpose The aim of this study was to obtain evidence of the practical significance of the generational involvement (GI) of top management teams (TMT) on the nexus between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and business performance (BP) in small family businesses (SFBs...

... in reinforcing entrepreneurial orientation. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature on EO in family firms by expanding the previous research on the antecedents of EO and examining moderation effects of culture and family control and influence across a broad multi-country sample. In contrast...

...Erny Rachmawati; Suliyanto; Agus Suroso Purpose This study aims to determine the direct effect of entrepreneurial orientation on family business performance. This study also discusses the role of family involvement as a mediating variable and the role of gender as a moderating variable...

... known as entrepreneurial orientation and the ability to adapt, called absorption capacity. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this goal, an investigation of national and international academic production was carried out through a systematization called Proknow-C, being possible to identify...

...Wassim J. Aloulou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to family firm and entrepreneurship literature by providing an examination of how family involvement in management (FIM) moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO)’s dimensions and family firm performance...

...Felipe Hernandez-Perlines Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the entrepreneurial orientation of international performance of family businesses. Design/methodology/approach The sample for this study was collected from 218 family firms...