2019 Aspirations & reference points

Firm Acquisitions by Family Firms: A Mixed Gamble Approach

Katrin Hussinger, Abdul-Basit Issah

Family Business Review

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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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Family Firms’ Shareholder Structure and International Acquisitions: A Differentiated Socioemotional Wealth Approach Andrea Calabrò et al. · 2024
The Mixed Gamble of Competitive Dynamics in Family‐Controlled Firms Jaeyoung Cho, Alfredo De Massis, Josip Kotlar · 2025
Patents, trade secrets and performance aspirations in family firms Katrin Hussinger, Wunnam Basit Issah · 2025

References 9

New product introductions below aspirations, slack and R&D alliances: A behavioral perspective Beverly B. Tyler, Turanay Caner · 2015
Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
The Influence of Acquisition Experience and Performance on Acquisition Behavior: Evidence From the U.S. Commercial Banking Industry Jerayr Haleblian, Ji‐Yub Kim, Nandini Rajagopalan · 2006
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
Toward Unlocking The Full Potential of Acquisitions: The Role of Organizational Restructuring Harry G. Barkema, Mario Schijven · 2008
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

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PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, SLACK, AND THE TIMING OF ACQUISITIONS. Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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Acquisition Relatedness in Family Firms: Do the Environment and the Institutional Context Matter? Michele Pinelli et al. · 2024

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

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Patents, trade secrets and performance aspirations in family firms Katrin Hussinger, Wunnam Basit Issah · 2025

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How negative aspiration performance gaps affect innovation efficiency Montserrat Manzaneque Lizano et al. · 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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Long–Term Orientation in Publicly Traded Family Businesses: Evidence of a Dominant Logic Richard J. Gentry, Clay Dibrell, Jaemin Kim · 2014

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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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Risk abatement as a strategy for R&D investments in family firms Pankaj C. Patel, James J. Chrisman · 2013

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Driven by aspirations, but in what direction? Performance shortfalls, slack resources, and resource‐consuming vs. resource‐freeing organizational change Pasi Kuusela, Thomas Keil, Markku Maula · 2016

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How does inconsistent negative performance feedback affect the R&D investments of firms? A study of publicly listed firms David Diwei Lv et al. · 2019

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

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All Aspirations are not Created Equal: The Differential Effects of Historical and Social Aspirations on Acquisition Behavior Ji‐Yub Kim, Sydney Finkelstein, Jerayr Haleblian · 2014

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Toward Unlocking The Full Potential of Acquisitions: The Role of Organizational Restructuring Harry G. Barkema, Mario Schijven · 2008

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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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Executive Stock Options as Mixed Gambles: Revisiting the Behavioral Agency Model Geoffrey Martin, Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía, Robert M. Wiseman · 2013

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A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

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PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, SLACK, AND THE TIMING OF ACQUISITIONS. Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998

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

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All Aspirations are not Created Equal: The Differential Effects of Historical and Social Aspirations on Acquisition Behavior Ji‐Yub Kim, Sydney Finkelstein, Jerayr Haleblian · 2014

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Performance Feedback, Slack, and The Timing of Acquisitions Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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