Global Strategy Journal Workshop

November 20, 2015 – November 21, 2015

The objective of the special conference is to develop a detailed framework of how family involvement in ownership, management and/or governance of firms influences international diversification and global strategic growth.

The event is co-organized by:

Global Strategy Journal
Politecnico di Milano
Bocconi University
Lancaster University
University of Pavia

Location: 
Politecnico di Milano - via Raffaele Lambruschini, 4/B - Milan - ZIP code: 20156
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering - Rooms 0.1 and 0.2

Description
The worldwide diffusion of family business has intrigued researchers for decades; however, the debate on the role of family ownership and family management in influencing international growth and performance is still far from conclusive. Prior research has shown that specific aspects characterizing family governance exert meaningful effects on the extent and forms of internationalization. On the one hand, family firms are more incline to stick to domestic markets and to adopt conservative behaviors, as they tend to protect their socio-emotional wealth; on the other hand, family firms are relevant protagonists in the framework of international entrepreneurship, given a number of characteristics related to their family nature, which result in incentives to undertake global initiatives. Other studies suggest the need of accounting for the heterogeneity of family firms as well as for several contingent and situational factors. The objective of this special issue is to develop a finer-grained analysis of how family governance influences international diversification and global strategic growth, with the aim of constructing a more unified body of theory for thinking about family business. 

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