Publication: The influence of family involvement and generational stage on learning-by-exporting among family firms
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Sánchez Marín, Gregorio ; Pemartín González-Adalid, María ; Monreal Pérez, Joaquín
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Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Organización de Empresas y Finanzas
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-019-00350-7
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©2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Review of Managerial Science (RMS). To access the final edited and published work seehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-019-00350-7
Abstract
This paper analyses the link between export activity and product innovation in family firms. Following
the learning-by-exporting (LBE) hypothesis and considering that family firms are not homogeneous
entities, we explore differences among family firms regarding the influence of export activity on product
innovation based on the degree of family involvement in management and on the generational
implication. Based on a sample of 797 family firms operating in 20 different manufacturing industries
over the period 2007-2014, empirical findings indicate that there are significant differences between
family firms in terms of the conversion process of the benefits of exporting into product innovation. The
family involvement in management fosters the LBE effect on product innovation through an inverted
U-shaped pattern, reaching a peak when there are 2.97 family members involved in the management of
the company. Contrary to expectations, results also show a positive influence of first-generation family
firms on the LBE effect on product innovation
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Review of Managerial Science (RMS)
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