...Shital Jayantilal; Sofia Gomes; Pedro Ferreira Purpose This study aims to investigate how leadership patterns in family firms relate to management control practices, addressing the limited empirical evidence on how observable top-management behaviours shape the design and use of control systems...

...Lirios Alos-Simo; Cristina Aragon-Amonarriz; Cristina Iturrioz-Landart Purpose This study analyses the impact of environmental and social sustainability practices on marketing innovation and how the nature of family firms (FFs) moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach We draw...

...Sonia Mair; Nadine H. Kammerlander Purpose This study examines how next-generation leaders shape organizational attention to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in family firms. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the attention-based view, we use a hybrid Delphi design with 25 experts...

...Duarte Pimentel Purpose This study examines how socioemotional wealth (SEW) shapes employees' perceptions of organizational culture, resistance to change, and self-perceived performance in small and medium-sized family and non-family firms, adopting a micro-foundational perspective that positions...

...Ada Domanska; Aron Szennay; Olga Anna Martyniuk; Judit Csakne Filep Purpose This study examines the diversity of top management teams (TMTs) in family firms operating in European Emerging Markets, with particular attention to gender composition and governance configurations defined by ownership...

...Domenico Rocco Cambrea; Fabio Quarato; Kevin Pirazzi Maffiola Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between family firm internationalization and short-term accounting performance (return on assets (ROA)) and long-term market-based performance (average market value (AMV)), considering...

...Christine Bachner; Alexander Kessler; Reinhard Prügl Purpose This study systematically reviews the state of knowledge of intellectual property (IP) management in family firms and identifies promising avenues for future research. Despite the growing importance of IP as a strategic resource, its...

...Esther Sánchez-Peinado; Alejandro Escribá-Esteve Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the determinants of socially oriented actions by family firms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it aims to understand how family involvement, financial resources and cultural dimensions...

... 12 09 2025 12 09 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Absorption capability Renewal capability Learning capability Family firms Slack resources Socioemotional wealth Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y...

...Miguel E. Méndez; Pedro Vazquez; Isabel C. Botero Purpose This study investigates how family involvement in the boardroom imprints board meeting processes and affects board effectiveness in privately held family firms. We address the need to better understand what occurs inside board meetings...

...Fabio Guidoccio; Bennet Schierstedt; Eva Lutz Purpose This study investigates how generational stage influences the adoption of equal voting rights in family firms as a governance mechanism to reduce agency costs. It examines the role of the family chairman in shaping these governance decisions...

...Stefano Amato; Rodrigo Basco; Miruna Radu-Lefebvre Purpose Place attachment enables CEOs to leverage local resources, access information, and seize business opportunities, thereby enhancing firm performance. However, its influence may vary between family and non-family firms due to the family’s...

...-, and employee-oriented CSR initiatives, along with the TE dimensions of family relationships, family entrepreneurship, and future generations, shape long-term success. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on a cross-sectional dataset of 1,560 family firms from multiple regions, the study employs Structural...

...Elisabete S. Vieira; Mara Madaleno; Maria E. Neves Purpose This paper investigates the relationship between business sustainability and capital structure, specifically focusing on the moderating role of family firms. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of Portuguese-listed firms...

...Adekunle Oke; Marco Turla; Oluyomi Osobajo; Stratis Koutsoukos Purpose Informed by the dearth of research and insufficient knowledge of green innovation in family firms, this study explores the intersection of green innovation, family firms and intergenerational succession in resolving the paradox...

... that family firms exhibit a heightened capacity to endure challenging periods, attributable to three key factors. The first is related to preservation of socioemotional wealth of the firm owners that includes commitment to continuity of the family legacy (Davila et al., 2023). The second reason lies...

...Jairo Dote-Pardo; José Miguel Contreras-Henríquez; Maria Teresa Espinosa Jaramillo Purpose This paper analyzes the dynamics of agency costs in family firms through a systematic literature review, focusing on the interplay of governance mechanisms, institutional contexts and socioemotional wealth...

...Bruno Futre; Nuno Fernandes Crespo Purpose This study examines the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness, long-term and short-term focus and sustainable entrepreneurship in the context of young family firms. Additionally, we investigate how family management and long-term/short-term focus...

.... Practical implications The findings offer valuable insights for decision-making in organizations, particularly family firms focused on innovation and sustainability. The research shows that investing in sustainability practices not only ensures ESG compliance but also significantly fosters innovation...

... mediation role of firm professionalization. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopted a quantitative research approach. Data about Hungarian family firms were collected during March and April 2024. The authors used structural equation modeling, and results with and without controlling for a firm...