Entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: A generational perspective

Author(s)

Cristina Cruz, M Nordqvist

Organization

Small Business Economics 38 (1), 33-49

Publication

Springer

Publication Type

Academic Research

We adopt a generational perspective to investigate entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in family firms. We test a model that determines how the influence on EO of external factors and internal factors differs in first-, second- and third-and-beyond-generation family firms. We argue that while the founder is vital in the first generation, EO is more subject to interpretations of the competitive environment in the second generation and that in the third generation and beyond, access to non-family resources drives EO to a greater extent.

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Entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: A generational perspective​

Entrepreneurial orientation in family firms: A generational perspective