Thomas Zellweger
Biographic Data
| ID | 5526012 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Zellweger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Zellweger |
| SIGNATURE | ZELLWEGER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St.Gallen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8957-5542 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Doing More with Less: Innovation Input and Output in Family Firms
Family firms are often portrayed as an important yet conservative form of organization that is reluctant to invest in innovation; however, simultaneously, evidence has shown that family firms are flourishing and in fact constitute many of the world’s most innovative firms. Our study contributes to disentangling this puzzling effect. We argue that family firms—owing to the family’s high level of control over the firm, wealth concentration, and imp…
Why Do Family Firms Strive for Nonfinancial Goals? An Organizational Identity Perspective
This paper develops an organizational identity–based rationale for why family firms strive for nonfinancial goals. We show that the visibility of the family in the firm, the transgenerational sustainability intentions of the family, and the capability of the firm for self–enhancement of the family positively influence the importance of identity fit between family and firm as well as the family's concern for corporate reputation. We suggest that t…
Family Control and Family Firm Valuation by Family CEOs: The Importance of Intentions for Transgenerational Control
Family firms are thought to pursue nonfinancial goals that provide socioemotional wealth, but socioemotional wealth is feasible only with family control of the firm. Using prospect theory, we hypothesize that socioemotional wealth increases with the extent of current control, duration of control, and intentions for transgenerational control, thus adding to the price at which owners would be willing to sell their firms to nonfamily buyers. Finding…
Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms
Should I stay or should I go? Career choice intentions of students with family business background
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Should I stay or should I go? Career choice intentions of students with family business background
Family Control and Family Firm Valuation by Family CEOs: The Importance of Intentions for Transgenerational Control
Family firms are thought to pursue nonfinancial goals that provide socioemotional wealth, but socioemotional wealth is feasible only with family control of the firm. Using prospect theory, we hypothesize that socioemotional wealth increases with the extent of current control, duration of control, and intentions for transgenerational control, thus adding to the price at which owners would be willing to sell their firms to nonfamily buyers. Finding…
Entrepreneurial orientation in long-lived family firms
Why Do Family Firms Strive for Nonfinancial Goals? An Organizational Identity Perspective
This paper develops an organizational identity–based rationale for why family firms strive for nonfinancial goals. We show that the visibility of the family in the firm, the transgenerational sustainability intentions of the family, and the capability of the firm for self–enhancement of the family positively influence the importance of identity fit between family and firm as well as the family's concern for corporate reputation. We suggest that t…
Doing More with Less: Innovation Input and Output in Family Firms
Family firms are often portrayed as an important yet conservative form of organization that is reluctant to invest in innovation; however, simultaneously, evidence has shown that family firms are flourishing and in fact constitute many of the world’s most innovative firms. Our study contributes to disentangling this puzzling effect. We argue that family firms—owing to the family’s high level of control over the firm, wealth concentration, and imp…
Business (5 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (5 works) · Family Business Performance and Succession (5 works) · Corporate Finance and Governance (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Family business (3 works) · Marketing (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)