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From Longevity of Firms to Transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families: Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation
Family Business Review (2012)
  • Thomas M Zellweger
  • Robert Nason
  • Mattias Nordqvist
Abstract

Whereas existing research on the longevity of family firms has focused on the survival of firms, this article investigates transgenerational entrepreneurship of families. By building on the transgenerational entrepreneurship research framework, the authors argue that by shifting from firm to family level of analysis, one gains a deeper understanding of family firms’ ability to create value across generations. The authors find evidence for their argument in that such a level shift reveals extended entrepreneurial activity, which is missed when focusing exclusively on the firm level. The study introduces and empirically explores the construct of family entrepreneurial orientation, which may serve as an antecedent to transgenerational value creation by families.

Keywords
  • longevity,
  • family firm,
  • transgenerational value creation,
  • transgenerational entrepreneurship
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
Thomas M Zellweger, Robert Nason and Mattias Nordqvist. "From Longevity of Firms to Transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families: Introducing Family Entrepreneurial Orientation" Family Business Review Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_nason/17/