...Camilo Giraldo-Giraldo; Jesus David Sanchez de Pablo; Pedro Jiménez-Estévez; Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano Purpose This study examines how sustainable leadership influences competitive performance in family SMEs, considering the mediating role of sustainable practices through three dimensions...

..., this paper grasps the complexity of the relationship between women’s leadership positions and configurational human resource management (HRM) practices in family SMEs. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the qualitative fuzzy set comparative analysis (fsQCA) on 623 small and medium Italian family...

... that the natural succession process is predominant in the family SMEs studied here. Although succession planning is present in some firms, these plans are informal and not rigid as regards deadlines. Nor do they present stages and tasks that could be considered as a planned succession. Practical implications...

... and contribute to the body of knowledge in strategic management literature by providing additional evidence of the internal drivers of corporate sustainable longevity, particularly for family SMEs in developing economies. Lassaad Lakhal can be contacted at: lassaad.lakhal55@gmail.com 15 01 2023...

... of two major business model adaptations, namely changes in the value proposition and changes in the target market, on a sample of 96 family SMEs. Findings Results show that only changes in the value proposition had a positive and significant impact on performance, helping family SMEs to better...

... information technologies (ITs) are not adequately used and managed. To grow and increase the chances of survival, family SMEs need more than ever IT. Stemming from agency theory, the aim of this article is to understand whether family harmony impacts the performance of family SMEs and to what extent...