... investigate the moderating role of family ownership dispersion (FOD). Design/methodology/approach We draw on an integrated theoretical framework bringing together the upper echelons theory and the socio-emotional wealth (SEW) perspective and on hand-collected data on a sample of Italian family IPOs...

...Rameshwar Dubey; Angappa Gunasekaran; Stephen J. Childe; Thanos Papadopoulos; Petri Helo Purpose With considerable international awareness of circular economy (CE), the purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework, informed by institutional theory and upper echelon theory (UET...

..., it adds meaningfully to the understanding of the factors driving such firms’ strategic behavior. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Top management team Acquisition Initial public offering Upper echelon theory Managerial demography High-tech firms This study begins to shed...