2024 Networks & corporate scope

Acquisition Relatedness in Family Firms: Do the Environment and the Institutional Context Matter?

Michele Pinelli, Francesco Chirico, Alfredo De Massis, Alessandro Zattoni

Journal of Management Studies

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Risk abatement as a strategy for R&D investments in family firms Pankaj C. Patel, James J. Chrisman · 2013
Variations in R&D Investments of Family and Nonfamily Firms: Behavioral Agency and Myopic Loss Aversion Perspectives James J. Chrisman, Pankaj C. Patel · 2012
Executive Stock Options as Mixed Gambles: Revisiting the Behavioral Agency Model Geoffrey Martin, Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía, Robert M. Wiseman · 2013
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964
Managerial Risk Taking Robert E. Hoskisson et al. · 2016
Goal Selection Internally and Externally: A Behavioral Theory of Institutionalization Henrich R. Greve, Daphne Teh · 2018
Firm Acquisitions by Family Firms: A Mixed Gamble Approach Katrin Hussinger, Abdul-Basit Issah · 2019
PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, SLACK, AND THE TIMING OF ACQUISITIONS. Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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Family Firms’ Shareholder Structure and International Acquisitions: A Differentiated Socioemotional Wealth Approach Andrea Calabrò et al. · 2024

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Firm Acquisitions by Family Firms: A Mixed Gamble Approach Katrin Hussinger, Abdul-Basit Issah · 2019

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The Mixed Gamble of Competitive Dynamics in Family‐Controlled Firms Jaeyoung Cho, Alfredo De Massis, Josip Kotlar · 2025

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Fight or flight? Understanding family firm internationalization when the rules of the game change Ivan Miroshnychenko, Kimberly Eddleston, Alfredo De Massis · 2023

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Managerial Risk Taking Robert E. Hoskisson et al. · 2016

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The mixed gamble of internationalization in family and nonfamily firms: The moderating role of organizational slack Todd M. Alessandri, Daniele Cerrato, Kimberly Eddleston · 2018

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Performance below and above aspirations as an antecedent of succession planning in family firms: A socio-emotional wealth mixed gamble approach Ine Umans et al. · 2024

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Entrepreneurial decision‐making under uncertainty and competing goals Francesco Chirico et al. · 2026

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Profitability Goals, Control Goals, and the R&D Investment Decisions of Family and Nonfamily Firms Josip Kotlar et al. · 2014

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Variations in R&D Investments of Family and Nonfamily Firms: Behavioral Agency and Myopic Loss Aversion Perspectives James J. Chrisman, Pankaj C. Patel · 2012

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The behavioral agency model: Revised concepts and implications for operations and supply chain research Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía et al. · 2021

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Strategic reference points in family firms Josip Kotlar et al. · 2014

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Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes and Implications for Firm Behavior and Performance Josip Kotlar et al. · 2018

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Raising or folding the bet? Institutional dynamics, family involvement, and the mixed gamble of internationalization Elitsa R. Banalieva et al. · 2022

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CEO option wealth and firm risk-taking: An analysis of multiple reference points Elizabeth Lim · 2017

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Variations in R&D Investments of Family and Nonfamily Firms: Behavioral Agency and Myopic Loss Aversion Perspectives James J. Chrisman, Pankaj C. Patel · 2012

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