Empirical research on Innovation in Family Business: literature review and proposal of an integrative framework

Padilla-Meléndez, Antonio; Dieguez-Soto, Julio; Garrido-Moreno, Aurora

doi:10.7819/rbgn.v17i56.1915

ABSTRACT

Objective:

Institutionalism as an adaptation theory has contributed to the understanding of the changing characteristics in governance structures. At the same time, community ecology, as an evolution theory, has enhanced not only the study of relations across a collective of interacting populations within a region, but also the evaluation of change within organizational communities. The objective of this research is to analyze the relations and interactions of a business network using institutional ecology concepts.

Design/methodology/approach:

We applied the methods of institutionalism, as an adaptation theory, and community ecology, as evolution theory, in a network comprised of 45 businesses. Data for the flow of resources and institutional ecology were obtained using two separate instruments (designed by the researchers). Netdraw was used to graphically represent the various layers of the network and Ucinet 6 to generate the matrices.

Findings:

While theory identifies information, services, decisions, solutions and money as resources, as far as the workers in the businesses researched are concerned, the first four flow naturally within the business network, but money is perceived as a resource that should always originate in the other nodes of the ecosystem.

Practical implications:

Network stakeholders will make decisions that both strengthen relations among the members of the institutional arrangement and support the selection of institutional contexts more favorable to perform their activities.

Originality:

This is the first work to apply economic-evolutive theories in order to analyze the relations and interactions in a business network.

Keywords:
Institutional ecology; Institutional mapping; Business networks; Network analysis

RESUMO

Objetivo:

O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar os resultados de uma revisão sistemática da literatura a respeito de pesquisas empíricas sobre a inovação na Empresa Familiar (EF).

Método:

Uma ampla revisão da literatura com base em uma análise em profundidade de 59 estudos empíricos foi realizada.

Resultados:

A revisão apresenta um quadro integrador, identificando principais determinantes e dimensões da inovação, e resume as principais avenidas de pesquisa e as lacunas existentes, a fim de orientar futuras pesquisas.

Implicações práticas:

O artigo resume o progresso das principais pesquisas sobre a inovação na Empresa Familiar em todo o mundo. Consequentemente, permite melhores decisões por parte dos dirigentes dessas empresas.

Contribuições:

O estudo da inovação na Empresa Familiar emergiu como campo de pesquisa prolífico ao longo dos últimos anos, mas o conhecimento atual sobre como essas empresas inovam é ainda fragmentado e incompleto. Consequentemente, houve demanda para mais pesquisas nesse campo.

Palavras-chave:
Empresa familiar; inovação; estrutura de propriedade; envolvimento da família

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[4] Beck, L., Janssens, W., Debruyne, M., & Lommelen, T. (2011). A study of the relationships between generation, market orientation, and innovation in family firms. Family Business Review, 24(3), 252-272. (*)

[5] Benavides-Velasco, C. A., Quintana-García, C., & Guzmán-Parra, V. F. (2013). Trends in family business research. Small Business Economics, 40(1), 41-57.

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[9] Block, J., Miller, D., Jaskiewicz, P., & Spiegel, F. (2013). Economic and technological importance of innovations in large family and founder firms: An analysis of patent data. Family Business Review , 26(2), 180-199.

[10] Block, J. H. (2012). R&D investments in family and founder firms: An agency perspective. Journal of Business Venturing, 27(2), 248-265. (*)

[11] Borges, A. F., Lescura, C., & Oliveira, J. L. (2012). O campo de pesquisas sobre empresas familiares no Brasil: Análise da produção científica no período 1997-2009. Organizações & Sociedade, 19(61), 315-332.

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