Sources of Heterogeneity in Family Firms: An Introduction
指出家族企业研究常将其视为同质实体，但近年研究开始关注其异质性。本特刊通过探讨家族愿景、目标及控制权带来的自由度如何影响创新、国际化、传承、专业化和利益相关者参与，深化了对家族企业异质性的理解。
Family business researchers have devoted substantial attention to comparing family firms with nonfamily firms. Many of these comparisons rely on dichotomous variables, which implicitly treat family firms as homogeneous entities. However, recent studies have started to use moderators and mediators as well as continuous measures of family involvement in recognition of the heterogeneity of family firms. The articles and commentaries in this special issue contribute to a better understanding of that heterogeneity by examining how vision and goals, as well as the discretion engendered by family control, influence the innovation, internationalization, succession, professionalization, and proactive stakeholder engagement of family enterprises.