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Dr Josip Kotlar

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2012
  2. Published

    State-of-the-art of family business research

    De Massis, A., Sharma, P., Chua, J., Chrisman, J. J. & Kotlar, J., 2012, Family business studies: an annotated bibliography. De Massis, A., Sharma, P., Chua, J. & Chrisman, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  3. Published

    Trends in family business empirical research

    De Massis, A., Sharma, P., Chua, J., Chrisman, J. J. & Kotlar, J., 2012, Family business studies: an annotated bibliography. De Massis, A., Sharma, P., Chua, J. & Chrisman, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  4. 2013
  5. Published

    Capitale sociale e vantaggio competitivo nel family business: un’analisi esplorativa delle percezioni degli amministratori delegati

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Nordqvist, M., 2013, In: Economia e Politica Industriale. 40, 2, p. 5-28 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    How do family firm CEOs perceive their competitive advantages and disadvantages? empirical evidence from the transportation industry

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Cassia, L., 1/01/2013, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 19, 2, p. 167-189 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Is social capital perceived as a source of competitive advantage or disadvantage for family firms? an exploratory analysis of CEO perceptions

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Frattini, F., 03/2013, In: Journal of Entrepreneurship. 22, 1, p. 15-41 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Dispersion of family ownership and the performance of small-to-medium size private family firms

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Campopiano, G. & Cassia, L., 09/2013, In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 4, 3, p. 166-175 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Goal setting in family firms: goal diversity, social interactions, and collective commitment to family-centered goals

    Kotlar, J. & De Massis, A., 11/2013, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 37, 6, p. 1263-1288 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Technology acquisition in family and non-family firms: a longitudinal analysis of Spanish manufacturing firms

    Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., Frattini, F., Bianchi, M. & Fang, H., 11/2013, In: The Journal of Product Innovation Management. 30, 6, p. 1073-1088 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. 2014
  12. Published

    Beales Hotels: embracing change while minding their own business for over 200 years

    De Massis, A., Discua Cruz, A., Jackson, J., Kotlar, J. & Mazzelli, A., 2014, The Global STEP Booklet Volume II: Sustaining Entrepreneurial Family Firms: Developing the Core, Expanding the Boundaries. Sharma, P., Yusof, M., Parada, M. J., DeWitt, R-L. & Auletta, N. (eds.). Babson College Centre for Entrepreneurship, Vol. 2. p. 81-86 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  13. Published

    Generational differences and international diversification in family firms

    Memili, E., Fang, H., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  14. Published

    Are they all alike? heterogeneity of family owners' goals and P-P agency costs in private firms

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Mazzola, P., Minola, T. & Sciascia, S., 01/2014, In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2014, Meeting Abstract Suppl., 7 p., 15959.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    The case study method in family business research: guidelines for qualitative scholarship

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 03/2014, In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 5, 1, p. 15-29 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    The temporal evolution of proactiveness in family firms: the horizontal S-curve hypothesis

    De Massis, A., Chirico, F., Kotlar, J. & Naldi, L., 03/2014, In: Family Business Review. 27, 1, p. 35-50 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Ability and willingness as sufficiency conditions for family-oriented particularistic behavior: implications for theory and empirical studies

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Chua, J. & Chrisman, J. J., 04/2014, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 52, 2, p. 344–364 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Strategic reference points in family firms

    Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., Fang, H. & Frattini, F., 10/2014, In: Small Business Economics. 43, 3, p. 597-619 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Profitability goals, control goals, and the R&D investment decisions of family and non-family firms

    Kotlar, J., Fang, H., De Massis, A. & Frattini, F., 11/2014, In: The Journal of Product Innovation Management. 31, 6, p. 1128-1145 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 2015
  21. Unpublished
  22. Published

    Rate of substitution between economic and socioemotional wealth in family firm IPO underpricing

    Signori, A., Kotlar, J., De Massis, A. & Vismara, S., 2015, In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2015, 12090.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    A note on family influence and the adoption of discontinuous technologies in family firms

    Chrisman, J. J., Fang, H., Kotlar, J. & De Massis, A., 05/2015, In: The Journal of Product Innovation Management. 32, 3, p. 384-388 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Learning resources for family business education: a review and directions for future developments

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/09/2015, In: Academy of Management Learning and Education. 14, 3, p. 415-422 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    The impact of family involvement on SMEs performance: theory and evidence

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Campopiano, G. & Cassia, L., 10/2015, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 53, 4, p. 924-948 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 2016
  27. Published

    Family business entrepreneurship

    Wright, M., De Massis, A., Scholes, L., Hughes, M. & Kotlar, J., 2016, London: Institute for Family Business. 50 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  28. Published

    Innovation through tradition: lessons from innovative family businesses and directions for future research

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Frattini, F., Messeni Petruzzelli, A. & Wright, M., 1/02/2016, In: Academy of Management Perspectives. 30, 1, p. 93-116 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Family governance at work: organizing for new product development in family SMEs

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J., Frattini, F., Chrisman, J. J. & Nordqvist, M., 06/2016, In: Family Business Review. 29, 2, p. 189-213 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. 2017
  31. Published

    Hidden resources: How family firms use their past to innovate

    De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 2017, Tharawat Magazine, 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  32. Published

    Unlocking the innovation potential of family firms

    De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 2/03/2017, Tharawat Magazine.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  33. Published

    Sparking an attitude of innovation in the family business

    De Massis, A. V., Kotlar, J. & Rondi, E., 3/04/2017, Tharawat Magazine.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  34. Published

    3 Best Practices for New Product Development in Family Firms

    De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 23/05/2017, Tharawat Magazine.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  35. Published

    Toward a process model of social capital actuation

    Rondi, E., Kotlar, J. & Jack, S., 1/08/2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  36. Published

    Collaborative innovation in family firms: Past research, current debates and agenda for future research

    Feranita, F., Kotlar, J. & De Massis, A., 09/2017, In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 8, 3, p. 137-156 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    The paradoxical and time-varying effects of family ownership on absorptive capacity

    Kotlar, J., De Massis, A. V., Frattini, F. & Kammerlander, N., 30/11/2017, In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2016, 1, 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. 2018
  39. Published

    Environmental jolts, family-centered non-economic goals and innovation: Toward a framework of family firm resilience

    Campopiano, G., De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 2018, The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Memili, E. & Dibrell, C. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmilan, p. 773-789 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  40. Published

    Family Business Growth: Tensions between Family and Business Values and the Role of Temporal Work

    Raitis, J., Sasaki, I. & Kotlar, J., 2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  41. Published

    Family involvement and R&D expenses in the context of weak property rights protection: an examination of non-state-owned listed companies in China

    De Massis, A. V., Ding, S., Kotlar, J. & Wu, Z., 2018, In: European Journal of Finance. 24, 16, p. 1506-1527 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Organizational goals: Antecedents, formation processes, and implications for firm behavior and performance

    Kotlar, J., De Massis, A. V., Wright, M. & Frattini, F., 2018, In: International Journal of Management Reviews. 20, S1, p. S3-S18 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Special issue on "Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes, and Implications for Firm Behavior"

    De Massis, A. V. (ed.), Frattini, F. (ed.), Kotlar, J. (ed.) & Wright, M. (ed.), 2018, In: International Journal of Management Reviews.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineSpecial issuepeer-review

  44. Published

    Special Issue on "Sector Studies in Entrepreneurship: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Industry-specific Determinants, Processes and Outcomes of Entrepreneurial Phenomena"

    De Massis, A. V. (ed.), Kotlar, J. (ed.), Kellermanns, F. (ed.) & Wright, M. (ed.), 2018, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineSpecial issuepeer-review

  45. Published

    Sector-Based Entrepreneurial Capabilities and the Promise of Sector Studies in Entrepreneurship

    De Massis, A. V., Kotlar, J., Wright, M. & Kellermanns, F. W., 01/2018, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 42, 1, p. 3-23 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  46. Published

    Small and medium enterprise (SME) research in SCM: the case for single-respondent research designs

    Kull, T., Kotlar, J. & Spring, M., 1/01/2018, In: Journal of Supply Chain Management. 54, 1, p. 23-34 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Managing Strategic Change in Family Business: The Case of Glopac Chemical

    Feranita, F., De Massis, A. V., Santora, J. C. & Kotlar, J., 2/01/2018, 23 p. SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals.

    Research output: Other contribution

  48. Published

    The pursuit of international opportunities in family firms: Generational differences and the role of knowledge-based resources

    Fang, H., Kotlar, J., Memili, E., Chrisman, J. J. & De Massis, A. V., 02/2018, In: Global Strategy Journal. 8, 1, p. 136-157 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in family SMEs: the moderating effects of family, women, and strategic involvement in the board of directors

    Arzubiaga, U., Iturralde, T., Maseda, A. & Kotlar, J., 03/2018, In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 14, 1, p. 217-244 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Blending in while standing out: selective conformity and new product introduction in family firms

    Mazzelli, A., Kotlar, J. & De Massis, A., 1/03/2018, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 42, 2, p. 206-230 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Conflicting selves: family owners’ multiple goals and self-control agency problems in private firms

    De Massis, A. V., Kotlar, J., Mazzola, P., Minola, T. & Sciascia, S., 1/05/2018, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 42, 3, p. 362-389 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Financial wealth, socioemotional wealth and IPO underpricing in family firms: a two-stage gamble model

    Kotlar, J., Signori, A., De Massis, A. & Vismara, S., 1/06/2018, In: Academy of Management Journal. 61, 3, p. 1073-1099 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Entrepreneurial orientation and innovation in family SMEs: Unveiling the (actual) impact of the Board of Directors

    Arzubiaga, U., Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., Maseda, A. & Iturralde, T., 07/2018, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 33, 4, p. 455-469 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 2019
  55. Published

    Point: How Family Involvement Influences Organizational Change

    Kotlar, J. & Chrisman, J. J., 1/02/2019, In: Journal of Change Management. 19, 1, p. 26-36 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    Bounded Rationality and Bounded Reliability: A Study of Nonfamily Managers’ Entrepreneurial Behavior in Family Firms

    Kotlar, J. & Sieger, P., 1/03/2019, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 43, 2, p. 251-273 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Case studies, movies, TV shows and other family business resources

    De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 1/04/2019, In: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange. 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  58. Published

    Opportunità e sfide per la trasformazione digitale nelle imprese familiari

    De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 05/2019, Il futuro della fabbrica. La via Italiana per il rinascimento della manifattura. Lupi, C. (ed.). Este

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  59. Published

    Unlocking the innovation potential of family firms: An assessment tool

    Rondi, E., De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 30/08/2019, In: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange. 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  60. Published

    Special issue on "Innovation in Family Firms: Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap"

    De Massis, A. V. (ed.), Kotlar, J. (ed.), Lorenzo, D. (ed.) & Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, P. (ed.), 1/09/2019, In: European Journal of Family Business. 9, 2

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineSpecial issuepeer-review

  61. Published

    Causality rules: Performance feedback on hierarchically related goals and capital investment variability

    Mazzelli, A., Nason, R. S., De Massis, A. V. & Kotlar, J., 1/12/2019, In: Journal of Management Studies. 56, 8, p. 1630-1654 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. Published

    Unlocking innovation potential: A typology of family business innovation postures and the critical role of the family system

    Rondi, E., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/12/2019, In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 10, 13 p., 100236.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. 2020
  64. Published

    Motivation gaps and implementation traps: the paradoxical and time-varying effects of family ownership on firm absorptive capacity

    Kotlar, J., De Massis, A., Frattini, F. & Kammerlander, N., 1/01/2020, In: The Journal of Product Innovation Management. 37, 1, p. 2-25 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  65. Published

    Dealing with revered past: historical identity statements and strategic change in Japanese family firms

    Sasaki, I., Kotlar, J., Ravasi, D. & Vaara, E., 31/03/2020, In: Strategic Management Journal. 41, 3, p. 590-623 34 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  66. Published

    Più integrazione tra strategia d'impresa e patrimonio

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 11/2020, We Wealth.

    Research output: Other contribution

  67. 2021
  68. Forthcoming

    La trasformazione del family office

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/01/2021, (Accepted/In press)

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  69. Published

    Family Office. Who, What, Where, When, Why?

    Kotlar, J. & De Massis, A., 31/01/2021, Italia Funds People.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  70. Published

    Un volano per la crescita delle dinastie imprenditoriali

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 31/01/2021, We Wealth.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  71. Published

    The accelerating Transformation of family offices in Italy

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Rondi, E., 4/05/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  72. Published

    L’anima dei Family office? Fiducia, empatia e relazioni complesse

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Manelli, L., 7/06/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsBlogpeer-review

  73. Published

    Nuovi modelli d’investimento per i family office

    De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 20/08/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  74. Published

    L’ascesa italiana dei family office

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Rondi, E., 29/10/2021, We Wealth, October.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  75. Published

    Mining the Past: how 'History Scripting' Strategies can Help Family Businesses Achieve Competitive Advantages

    De Massis, A., Ge, B. & Kotlar, J., 4/11/2021

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  76. Published

    Family firms, family boundary organizations and the family-related organizational ecosystem

    De Massis, A., Kotlar, J. & Manelli, L., 1/12/2021, In: Family Business Review. 34, 4, p. 350-364 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  77. Published

    Family management and family guardianship: governance effects on family firm innovation strategy

    Scholes, L., Hughes, M., Wright, M., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 31/12/2021, In: Journal of Family Business Strategy. 12, 4, 11 p., 100389.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  78. 2022
  79. Published

    Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business

    Ge, B., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/01/2022, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 46, 1, p. 223-251 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  80. Published

    Generational brokerage: An intersubjective perspective on managing temporal orientations in family firm succession

    Magrelli, V., Rondi, E., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/02/2022, In: Strategic Organization. 20, 1, p. 164-199 36 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  81. Published

    Using Family History for Competitive Advantage

    Ge, B., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 3/06/2022

    Research output: Exhibits, objects and web-based outputsWeb publication/site

  82. 2023
  83. Published

    Outcome-based imitation in family firms’ international market entry decisions

    Mazzelli, A., Miller, D., Le Breton-Miller, I., De Massis, A. & Kotlar, J., 1/07/2023, In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 47, 4, p. 1059-1092 34 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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