The Landscape of Family Business Outcomes
梳理了1998-2009年间257篇实证研究中的327个因变量，将其分为七类并沿商业-家族和短期-长期两个维度绘制数值分类图，为家族企业研究者识别成果变量空白和未来方向提供参考。
To promote theoretical development in family business research, this research identified 327 dependent/outcome variables used in 257 empirical family business studies in 1998-2009. In four studies, the authors categorized outcome variables, developed a numerical taxonomy with seven clusters (performance, strategy, social and economic impact, governance, succession, family business roles, and family dynamics) plotted along two dimensions (business–family and short-term–long-term), validated their research, and identified missing outcome variables and variables that deserve more attention. Experts agree that family business roles, succession, and family dynamics make the family business domain unique and that noneconomic performance and family-specific topics deserve more attention.