期刊
JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS
卷 59, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2023.101507
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Business family; Institutional arbitrage; Internationalization; Qualitative study; Unstable markets
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This research examines how business families internationalize from unstable and fragile institutions. The study finds that business families act as institutional arbitrageurs, facilitating international transactions between incompatible institutional contexts while adapting to the unstable and fragile home institutional environment. The findings also highlight the role of individual family members during internationalization.
Much research on family business internationalization centers on the firm but is inattentive to the family behind the firm. We examine how business families internationalize from unstable and fragile institutions. Based on a qualitative multi-case study, we theorize business families as institutional arbitrageurs who facilitate international transactions between incompatible institutional contexts to create and preserve value in international markets while adapting to the unstable and fragile home institutional environment. Our findings suggest a three-stage internationalization process representing a cumulative and varied pattern of arbitrage practices at the level of the enterprise, extended family, and individual family members. Thus, we theorize the unique aspects of the family as a hypermobile international structure with international interests, relationships, and presence. Our findings also highlight the role of individual family members during internationalization. Our study contributes to the literature on business family internationalization and institutional arbitrage.
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