Internationalization and entrepreneurial orientation of family SMEs: The influence of the family character
Internationalization and entrepreneurial orientation of family SMEs: The influence of the family character
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.06.003
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发表时间：
2019-02-01
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8.7
通讯作者：
Arzubiaga, Unai
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作者：
Alayo, Mikel;Maseda, Amaia;Arzubiaga, Unai
国际化是促进中小企业长期成长和生存的重要创业战略。高层管理团队中的家族参与可以解释跨国创业过程中的异质性行为。本文以家族TMT比率和代际参与这两个仅在家族企业中发现的TMT差异为研究对象，分析了家族影响力对创业导向与国际化之间关系的调节作用。对191家西班牙家族中小企业的分析表明，创业导向在解释家族企业的国际化程度方面起着重要作用，而一个多元化的TMT塑造了这种关系。家庭成员高度集中于管理职位阻碍了国际创业进程。这一事实凸显了聘用非家族管理者以促进国际化的重要性。研究结果还表明，多代人参与决策阻碍了企业家的国际化，产生控制和协调问题。
Internationalization is an important entrepreneurial strategy for promoting the long-term growth and survivability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Family involvement in top management teams (TMTs) can explain the heterogeneous behaviors of these firms' international entrepreneurship process. This paper analyzes the moderating effects of the family's influence on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and internationalization with two TMT diversities found only in family firms: the family TMT ratio and generational involvement. An analysis of 191 Spanish family SMEs indicated that entrepreneurial orientation plays a significant role in explaining the degree of internationalization in family firms and that a diversely formed TMT shapes this relationship. A high concentration of family members in managerial positions hinders the international entrepreneurship process. This fact highlights the importance of hiring non-family managers to promote internationalization. The results also reveal that involving multiple generations in decision-making hampers entrepreneurial internationalization, generating control and coordination problems.