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Early Release: December 2022 Issue of FBR
November 04, 2022
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Articles
Advising in Family Firms: Shaping Relational Dynamics and Trustful Connections in Strategy Work
Sonia Quarchioni, Roberta Ciccola, Maria Serena Chiucchi
Sonia Quarchioni, Roberta Ciccola, Maria Serena Chiucchi
Research Questions
- How do strategy advisors’ activities shape the relational dynamics between them, family actors, and nonfamily managers?
- How do these relational dynamics influence strategy work over time?
Sonia Quarchioni
University of Palermo
University of Palermo
Roberta Ciccola
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Maria Serena Chiucchi
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Trade Secret Protection and R&D Investment of Family Firms
Katrin Hussinger and Wunnam Issah
Katrin Hussinger and Wunnam Issah
Research Questions
- What are the consequences of strengthened trade secret protection through the U.S. Uniform Trade Secrets Act for the R&D investment by family firms?
- Does the industry context (high tech industries; discrete product industries) matter?
Katrin Hussinger
University of Luxembourg
KU Leuven
Centre for European Economic Research
University of Luxembourg
KU Leuven
Centre for European Economic Research
Wunnam Issah
University of Luxembourg
Witten/Herdecke University
University of Leicester School of Business
University of Luxembourg
Witten/Herdecke University
University of Leicester School of Business
Identity In Family Firms: Toward an Integrative Understanding
Cristina Bettinelli, Elena Lissana, Mara Bergamaschi, Alfredo De Massis
Cristina Bettinelli, Elena Lissana, Mara Bergamaschi, Alfredo De Massis
Research Questions
- What are the key concepts and themes explored so far in the literature on family firms’ identity?
- What are the drivers, outcomes, and contingencies for each theme?
Cristina Bettinelli
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Elena Lissana
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Mara Bergamaschi
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
Alfredo De Massis
University of Bolzano
IMD Business School
Lancaster University
Zhejiang University
University of Bolzano
IMD Business School
Lancaster University
Zhejiang University
Social Capital in the Family Business Literature: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda
Michele Stasa, Ondřej Machek
Michele Stasa, Ondřej Machek
Research Questions
- What do we know about social capital in family firms?
- What are its major antecedents?
- What are its major consequences?
- What are the major research gaps related to social capital in family firms?
Michele Stasa
Prague University of Economics and Business
Prague University of Economics and Business
Ondřej Machek
Prague University of Economics and Business
Prague University of Economics and Business

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Purpose, Perspectives and Process: Resilient families and the role of the modern advisors in working with them
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