The Temporal Evolution of Proactiveness in Family Firms: The Horizontal S-Curve Hypothesis

被引：106
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作者：
De Massis, Alfredo [1 ,3 ]
Chirico, Francesco [4 ,5 ]
Kotlar, Josip [2 ]
Naldi, Lucia [5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Lancaster, Sch Management, Ctr Family Business, Lancaster, England
[2] Univ Lancaster, Sch Management, Inst Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Dev, Lancaster, England
[3] Univ Bergamo, CYFE, Dalmine, Italy
[4] Jonkoping Int Business Sch, Ctr Family Enterprise & Ownership CeFEO, SE-55111 Jonkoping, Sweden
[5] Jonkoping Int Business Sch, SE-55111 Jonkoping, Sweden
来源：
FAMILY BUSINESS REVIEW | 2014年 / 27卷 / 01期
关键词：
proactiveness; life cycle stage; goals; agency; stewardship; time; ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; RISK-TAKING; PERSPECTIVE; PERFORMANCE; STEWARDSHIP; MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP; THRESHOLD; ISSUES;
D O I：
10.1177/0894486513506114
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We extend prior work on proactiveness in family firms by examining the relationship between firm age and proactiveness. Specifically, we propose an S-shaped effect of aging of family firms on proactiveness. Additionally, we provide a contingency perspective by considering the moderating role of the dispersion of managerial control among family members. Using a sample of Swiss family firms, we find that proactiveness first declines, then increases, and finally decreases again as the family firm ages, and that this relationship is steeper when the managerial control is dispersed among multiple family members.
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