Entrepreneurship and Family Role: A Systematic Review of a Growing Research

Abstract

In recent years, research on the family role and entrepreneurship has increased noticeably, consolidating itself as a valid and current subject of study. This paper presents a systematic analysis of academic research, applying bibliometric indicators, and cluster analysis, which define the state of research about the relationship between family role and entrepreneurship. For this purpose, using three well-accepted databases among the research community: Scopus, Web of Science, Business Source, a total of 92 articles were selected and analyzed, published between 1989 and 2019 (until March). A cluster analysis shows five main areas of literature development: (1) cultural dimension and geneder issue; (2) family business and succession; (3) parental role models and entrepreneurial intentions; (4) entrepreneurship and self-employment; (5) family support and women entrepreneurs. Findings also show how this is a relatively recent field of study, with a multidisciplinary character.

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“…Our findings are in line with studies that have argued for the importance of the heterogenicity of a family firm (Stanley et al, 2017;Yang et al, 2018). Family heterogenicity in the pursuit of SEW and its multiple dimensions have been ignored in the literature to date (Debicki et al, 2016;Hauck et al, 2016;Yang et al, 2018), and the concept of SEW has been indiscriminately treated and measured by proxies such as family ownership and family control (Gómez-Mejía et al, 2007;Berrone et al, 2012;Sciascia et al, 2014;Cardella et al, 2020). Our study finds heterogenic effects of external and internal SEW on the international expansion of family businesses, thus supporting the idea of heterogenicity in a family business's pursuit of SEW (Gómez-Mejía et al, 2007;Gomez-Mejia et al, 2011;Chirico and Nordqvist, 2010;.…”

Women Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review to Outline the Boundaries of Scientific Literature

“…Along these factors, the literature analysis has also allowed us to identify the role of the surrounding environment, focusing mainly on the family (Cluster 4, in yellow). Our analysis showed the crucial and positive role of family members, especially when external support systems are limited (Chang et al, 2009(Chang et al, , 2012, both as a source of economic support, especially at the start of a business (Shen et al, 2017;Cardella et al, 2020), and on the motherhood issue (Jennings and McDougald, 2007), providing moral and psychological support to women who have to reconcile family responsibilities with the desire for professional development.…”

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