Misconceptions About the Theoretical Support for Family Firm Long-Term Orientation
指出家族企业长期导向的两个理论基础（利他主义和代际传承意图）适用范围有限，并澄清了关于这些理论对家族企业长期导向行为含义的误解，对实证研究和理论发展有启示。
Long-term orientation has been proposed as one of the differences between family and nonfamily firms. Family business scholars base this difference theoretically on the incumbent generation’s altruism for the next generation and the intention for intrafamily succession. We point out that the applicable boundaries for these two theoretical bases are limited. We also point out misconceptions regarding what these two theoretical bases imply about the long-term oriented behavior of family businesses and discuss implications for empirical research and theory development.