The impact of technological innovation efficiency on firm growth: The moderating role of family involvement in management
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14874
DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-09-2018-0210
DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-09-2018-0210
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to offer new insights regarding an issue that has attracted the interest of multitude academics and practitioners in business management and family firm literature: technological innovation (TI). Specifically, this study brings new knowledge regarding both the impact of TI efficiency on firm growth and the moderating role of family involvement in management on such relationship.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a matched-pairs design and an ordinary least squares regression analysis to examine a sample of 152 Spanish manufacturing firms.
Findings – First, the authors show that firms obtaining higher TI efficiency are also those that achieve superior growth. Second, the authors reveal that as family involvement in management increases, the positive effect that TI efficiency exerts on firm growth is strengthened.
Practical implications – This study suggests that family managers should essentially consider various aspects such as taci...
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Resource-based view
Firm growth
Resource orchestration
Family involvement in management
Technological innovation efficiency