Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆

Research into the internationalisation strategies of family businesses is plagued by the excessive use of many and varied concepts to define these companies, and often leads to diverse and disparate results. The conceptual spectrum used by researchers is very broad, ranging from the simplest definit...

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Main Authors:	Myriam Cano-Rubio, Guadalupe Fuentes-Lombardo, Manuel Carlos Vallejo-Martos
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:	European Research on Management and Business Economics
Subjects:	Family business Definition International strategy Wine sector Olive-oil sector
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444883417300049

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spelling	doaj-030ff61ad78043549dfe5fa6e7e8a0f12020-11-24T21:10:50ZspaElsevierEuropean Research on Management and Business Economics2444-88342017-09-0123313214610.1016/j.iedeen.2016.10.002Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆Myriam Cano-Rubio0Guadalupe Fuentes-Lombardo1Manuel Carlos Vallejo-Martos2University of Jaen, Member of the Santander Family Company Chair, Campus las Lagunillas, s/n, Building D-3, 23071, Jaén, SpainUniversity of Jaen, Business Management, Marketing & Sociology Department, Campus las Lagunillas, s/n, Building D-3, Office 122, 23071, Jaén, SpainUniversity of Jaen, Business Management, Marketing & Sociology Department, Campus las Lagunillas, s/n, Building D-3, Office 155, 23071, Jaén, SpainResearch into the internationalisation strategies of family businesses is plagued by the excessive use of many and varied concepts to define these companies, and often leads to diverse and disparate results. The conceptual spectrum used by researchers is very broad, ranging from the simplest definition, in which a company is classified as a family business on the basis of the perception of its owners and/or managers, to others which consider variables such as ownership, management, involvement of the family in the business, continuity and combinations thereof. The results obtained highlight the need for those researching family business internationalisation strategies to use a standard definition of family business, so enabling us to continue advancing in our knowledge of this topic and avoid coming to different conclusions merely as a result of having based our research on different definitions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444883417300049Family businessDefinitionInternational strategyWine sectorOlive-oil sector
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title	Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆
title_short	Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆
title_full	Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆
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series	European Research on Management and Business Economics
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description	Research into the internationalisation strategies of family businesses is plagued by the excessive use of many and varied concepts to define these companies, and often leads to diverse and disparate results. The conceptual spectrum used by researchers is very broad, ranging from the simplest definition, in which a company is classified as a family business on the basis of the perception of its owners and/or managers, to others which consider variables such as ownership, management, involvement of the family in the business, continuity and combinations thereof. The results obtained highlight the need for those researching family business internationalisation strategies to use a standard definition of family business, so enabling us to continue advancing in our knowledge of this topic and avoid coming to different conclusions merely as a result of having based our research on different definitions.
topic	Family business Definition International strategy Wine sector Olive-oil sector
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Influence of the lack of a standard definition of “family business” on research into their international strategies☆

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