Entrepreneurship orientation in family firms. An exploratory study

Floris, Michela;Dessì, Cinzia

2019-01-01

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Abstract

Entrepreneurship orientation is critical to the growth, survival, and profitability of family businesses. Listening to the voices of 30 family firm owner-managers through 60 interviews and building on the assumptions of the Psychological Ownership Theory, this exploratory study uses a qualitative method, through an inductive and interpretivist approach, with the aim to show the different entrepreneurial orientations in family firms. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.