Past Scholars
2018 Scholars
"Financing Decisions by Family Owned Business: A Closer Look"
- George Chang - Grand Valley State University
"Professionalization of Supply Chain & Operations management Practices in West Michigan Family Owned Businesses"
- Daniel Pellathy - Grand Valley State University
2017 Scholar
“Procrastination and Improvisation in Family Business”
- Anton Fenik - Grand Valley State University
2015 Scholars
"Family Firm Governance in an Emerging Market: How Family Firms Navigate Institutional Voids and Corruption"
- Kimberly Eddleston - Northeastern University
- Ellie Banalieva - Northeastern University
- Jay Mulki - Northeastern University
"Exploring the Role of Family Legacy on Decisions within Family Firms"
- Nathan Hammond - Mississippi State University
- Allison Pearson - Mississippi State University
Scholar in Residence
- Josip Kotlar - Lancaster University (Click here to read more about FOBI's first Scholar in Residence)
2014 Scholars
“From Research to Practice: Planning for New Futures in Family Business Education”
- Alfredo De Massis - Lancaster University
- Josip Kotlar - Lancaster University
“Bridging the Gap in Family Firm Innovation Research: Understanding Differences by Integrating Absorptive Capacity”
- Joshua J. Daspit - Mississippi State University
- Rebecca G. Long - Mississippi State University
“Philanthropy in Family Firms: Understanding the Governance of and Motivation for Philanthropic Efforts of Family Firms”
- Isabel C. Botero - University of Kentucky
- Neus Feliu - ESADE/Lansberg Gersick and Associates
“Organizational Crises in Family Firms: The Effects on Intergenerational Innovation”
- Francesco Barbera - Stetson University
- Isabell Stamm - University of California, Berkeley
- Rocki-Lee DeWitt - University of Vermont
2013 Scholars
“Investigative Long-Term orientation and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Multi-generational Family Firms”
- Justin Craig - Northeastern University
- Eric Clinton - Dublin City University
- Vanessa Diaz - Dublin City University
“The Buck Stops Here…and Here: A Study of Co-CEOs in Family Business”
- Annette Rahael - George Washington University
“Good Practices in Family Business Governance Structure and Its Impact on Financial Performance”
- Jorge Isaac Moreno Gomez - Corporación Univesidad de la Costa, Colombia
“Understanding the Effects of the External Environment on Family Firms”
- Laurel Ofstein - Western Michigan University
- Derrick McIver - Western Michigan University
- John Mueller - Western Michigan University
2012 Scholars
“Exploring the Role of Spiritual Leadership within Family Firms”
- Kristen Day - University of Tennessee
- Franz Kellermanns - University of Tennessee
“Family Capital – the Theoretical and Practical Solution for Entrepreneurial Capacity over Generations in Family Businesses”
- Leif Melin - Jönköping International Business School
- Ethel Brundin - Jönköping International Business School
“Family Ownership, Succession Intentions, and Professionalization”
- Hanqing Fang - Mississippi State University
- Esra Memili - University of North Carolina–Greensboro
- Robert Van de Graaff Randolph - Mississippi State University
- James J. Chrisman - Mississippi State University
- Tim Barnett - Mississippi State University
“The Role of Family Capital in Impoverished Settings”
- Robert S. Nason - Syracuse University
- David Gras - Syracuse University
- G.T. Lumpkin - Syracuse University
2011 Scholars
“Family Offices and the Future”
- Dianne H.B. Welsh - University of North Carolina
- Kirby Rosplock - Gen Spring Family Offices
- Juan Luis Segurado - Spain
“Measuring Performance in Family Businesses: The State of the Art and Roadmap for Advancing Family Business Research and Practice”
- Daniel Holt - Mississippi State University
- Jon Carr - Texas Christian University
“Understand Hybrid Identity Organizations: The Case of Publicly Listed Family Business”
- Borje Boers - Jönköping International Business School – Sweden
- Mattias Nordgvist - Jönköping International Business School – Sweden
“Family Business Identity and Information Exploration”
- Mahendra Joshi - Grand Valley State University
2010 Scholars
“Human Capital Impacts on Innovation in Entrepreneurial Family Firms”
- Richard Gottschall - Concordia University
- Alexandra Dawson - Concordia University
- Pramodita Sharma - Concordia University
“Contextualizing Organizational Boundary Decisions: Management Consulting in Family Business”
- David Hanisch - European Business School
- Sabine B. Klein - WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
“A Case Study Analysis of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Strategies in Small and Medium Enterprise Family Owned Businesses in India”
- Jayanth Jayaram - University of South Carolina
- Jaideep Motwani - Grand Valley State University
- Mita Dixit - BITS Pilani University
“Toward a Theory of Accountability in Family Businesses”
- Torsten M. Pieper - Kennesaw State University
- Rebecca Guidice - University of Nevada
- Neal Mero - Kennesaw State University
“Inherent Family Business Brand Equity and Consumers’ Product Preferences”
- Tim Hasso - Bond University
“The Impact of Family Involvement on Productivity of the Firm”
- Francesco Barbera - Bond University
- Ken Moores - Bond University
2009 Scholars
“Dynamic Capabilities in Family Firms: A Knowledge-Based Approach”
- Francesco Chirico - University of Lugano
- Carl Salvato - University of Bocconi – Italy
“The Succession Process: An Examination of Perceptions from Stakeholders' Perspectives”
- Sonia Dalmia - Grand Valley State University
- Nancy M. Levenburg - Grand Valley State University
“The House of: When Family Businesses and Business Families Rise, Stand, Fall, and Rise Again”
- Reg Litz - University of Manitoba
“Non-family Managers' Compensation in Family Firms: Tournament and Game Theory Perspectives”
- Esra Memili - Mississippi State University
- Kaaustav Misra - Mississippi State University
- James J. Chrisman - Mississippi State University
“Does Work-Family Integration or Segmentation Work Better: Evidence from Family Businesses”
- John Perry - Wichita State University
2008 Scholars
“The Impact of Family Business Ownership and Management on Families”
- William Gibb Dyer - Brigham Young University
- William Justin Dyer - University of Illinois
“Stakeholder Management, Ethical Behavior, and Performance of Family Businesses: A Systems View”
- Sanjay Goel - University of Minnesota
“To Develop a Family Orientation Scale”
- George T. Lumpkin - Texas Tech University
- Wendy L. Martin - Trinity International University
“Family Ties: For Love or Money?”
- Torsten M. Pieper - Kennesaw State University
- Ann B. Gillette - Kennesaw State University
- Lucy F. Ackert - Kennesaw State University
“Interest Alignment and CEO Compensation in Family Controlled Firms”
- Vijay Singal - Virginia Tech University
- Manisha Singal - Virginia Tech University
“Effects of Hedge Fund Investment in Founding Family Controlled Firms”
- Sridhar Sundaram - Grand Valley State University
2007 Scholars
“The Effects of Human Resources Management, Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies on Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in an Emerging Economy: A Comparative Analysis”
- Moses Acquaah - University of North Carolina
- Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah - University of North Carolina
- Jayanth Jayaram - University of South Carolina
“The Development of Entrepreneurial Strategies in Family Business”
- Joe Astrachan - Kennesaw State University
- Gaia Marchisio - Kennesaw State University
- Pietro Mazzola - IULM University – Italy
“Stakeholder Salience in the Family Firm”
- James J. Chrisman - Mississippi State University
- John Kirk Ring - Mississippi State University
“Beyond Principal-principal Agency Theory: The Rising Influence of Foreign Minority Principals Versus Dominant Family Owners in an Emerging Economy”
- Robert E. Hoskisson - Rice University
- Heechun Kim - Georgia State University
“The Impact of Family Influence Level and Family Influence Type on the Performance of Family Businesses in Germany and France”
- Peter Jaskiewicz - University of Alberta – Canada
“A Typology for Capturing the Heterogeneity of Family Firms”
- Pramodita Sharma - Concordia University – Canada
- Mattias Nordgvist - Jönköping International Business School – Sweden
“Hispanic Family-Owned Businesses in Kent County, Michigan”
- Carol M. Sanchez - Grand Valley State University
2006 Scholars
“The Evolution of Social Responsibility in Family-Owned Firms”
- W. Gibb Dyer - Brigham Young University
“Toward a Stewardship Theory of Family Firms”
- Franz W. Kellermanns - Mississippi State University
- Kimberly A. Eddleston - Northeastern University
“Toward a Theory of Intergenerational Creativity with Help from the Marsalis Family”
- Reg A. Litz - University of Manitoba
“Benchmarking Family Business Research with Other Disciplines: Implications from a Satisfied Meta Analysis of Papers Published in Flagship Journals”
- Jaideep Motwani - Grand Valley State University
2005 Scholars
“The Impact of Organizational Culture onto the Board Size of Family Businesses”
- Sabine B. Klein - WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
“Family Ownership and Worker Compensation”
- Henrik Cronqvist - Claremont McKenna College
- Mattias Nilsson - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
“Commitment as a Competitive Advantage in Family Business”
- James H. Davis - University of Notre Dame
- David H. Hayes - University of Notre Dame
- Stephen McClure - Purdue University
“FFOBS: A Proposal to Develop a Culturally Sensitive Scale to Measure Family Dynamics, Business Dynamics and their Interface”
- Nancy Levenburg - Grand Valley State University
“The Impact of Lean Manufacturing on Family Firm Performance and Internal Stakeholder Relationships”
- Alan G. Robinson - University of Massachusetts
- Bill Wooldridge - University of Massachusetts
2004 Scholars
“The Impact of Spousal Support and Involvement on Family Business Start-Ups”
- Sharon M. Danes - University of Minnesota
“Calling of the Farm: Case Studies of Successors and their Children in New Zealand”
- Patricia and Paul Frishkoff - Leadership in Family Enterprise
"Operational Effectiveness as a Source of Strategic Advantage in Family Owned Businesses: An Analytical and Empirical Study”
- Ashok Kumar - Grand Valley State University
- Vipin Gupta - Simmons College
“Do Agency Costs Inhibit Foreign Collaborations by Family Firms: An Empirical Investigation”
- Hari Singh - Grand Valley State University
2003 Scholars
“Governance in Family Business: Managing Identities and Boundaries”
- Sid Barton - University of Cincinnati
- Glen Kreiner - Pennsylvania State University
- Chamu Sundaramurthy - San Diego State University
“Family Businesses and Employment Stability: An Empirical Examination”
- Jim Lee - Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
2002 Scholars
“Investigation of Differences in Management of Founding Family Controlled Firms between Founders and their Descendants Based Upon Performance, Risk, and Value”
- Yatin Bhaqwat - Grand Valley State University
“A Framework for Evaluating E-Business Applications for Family-Owned Businesses”
- Nancy Levenburg - Grand Valley State University
- Simha Magal - Grand Valley State University
2001 Scholars
“Succession Planning Practices in SME’s: An Empirical Analysis of West Michigan Family Businesses”
- Jaideep Motwani - Grand Valley State University
“Is Market Orientation Related to Performance? An Empirical Analysis of Family Owned Businesses”
- Ram Subramanian - Montclair State University