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

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>30/11/2017
<mark>Journal</mark>Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
Issue number1
Volume2016
Number of pages6
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventAcademy of Management 2016 Annual Meeting - Anaheim, United States
Duration: 5/08/2016 → 9/08/2016

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OtherAcademy of Management 2016 Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period5/08/16 → 9/08/16

Abstract

We present a theory of family ownership as a driver of the heterogeneity (between-firm differences) and variability (within-firm differences over time) of absorptive capacity (AC). We introduce the concepts of motivation and implementation gaps to explain why, paradoxically, family ownership can cause both upward and downward divergences in AC.