A Multi-Voiced Account of Family Entrepreneuring Research : Expanding the Agenda of Family Entrepreneurship

Al-Dajani, Haya and Bang, Nupur and Basco, Rodrigo and Calabro, Andrea and Cheng, Jeremy and Clinton, Eric and Daspit, Josh and De Massis, Alfredo and Discua Cruz, Allan and Garcia-Lorenzo, Lucia and Gartner, William B and Germain, Olivier and Gherardi, Silvia and Helin, Jenny and Imas, Miguel and Jack, Sarah and McAdam, Maura and Radu-Lefebvre, Miruna and Rovelli, Paola and Tillmar, Malin and Torchia, MariaTeresa and Verduijn, Karen and Welter, Friederike (2024) A Multi-Voiced Account of Family Entrepreneuring Research : Expanding the Agenda of Family Entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 30 (9): 1. pp. 2185-2233. ISSN 1355-2554

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Abstract

PurposeThis conceptual, multi-voiced paper aims to collectively explore and theorize family entrepreneuring, which is a research stream dedicated to investigating the emergence and becoming of entrepreneurial phenomena in business families and family firms.Design/methodology/approachBecause of the novelty of this research stream, the authors asked 20 scholars in entrepreneurship and family business to reflect on topics, methods and issues that should be addressed to move this field forward.FindingsAuthors highlight key challenges and point to new research directions for understanding family entrepreneuring in relation to issues such as agency, processualism and context.Originality/valueThis study offers a compilation of multiple perspectives and leverage recent developments in the fields of entrepreneurship and family business to advance research on family entrepreneuring.