An Overview of the Field of Family Business Studies: Current Status and Directions for the Future
基于217篇论文的综述，从个体、人际、组织和社会四个层面梳理家族企业研究现状，指出定义、独特性和绩效等核心问题，并提出方法论改进建议以加速该领域在组织研究中的合法地位。
Based on a review of 217 refereed articles on family business studies, the literature is organized according to its focus on individual, interpersonal or group, organizational, and societal levels of analyses. An assessment of the status of our current understanding at each level is provided and directions for future research are suggested. A discussion of definitional issues, bases of distinctiveness, and family firm performance is used to help understand the domain or scope of the field. Methodological issues and strategies aimed to enhance the pace at which the field achieves a distinctive legitimate place in organizational studies are presented.