Review of International Business and Strategy
(formerly known as International Journal of Commerce and Management)
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/ribs
Special Issue
Internationalization strategies of family businesses
Guest Editors
Vanessa Ratten, La Trobe University, Australia
Leo-Paul Dana, Montpellier Business School, France
Frank Hoy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States
Veland Ramadani, South-East European University, Macedonia
Joao Ferreira, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Family businesses comprise a significant part of the global economy and have internationalized at an increasing rate due to the growth strategies and potential in new markets. For many family businesses internationalization is a strategy for growth and enables them to survive into future generations. Due to the increased competitiveness of many countries family businesses have had to diversify their income and production facilities to take advantage of international differences. In this special journal issue, we seek conceptual and empirical papers that discuss the internationalization strategies of family business. The aim of the special journal issue is to further our understanding of the international strategies of family businesses by bringing together the family business, strategic management and international business literature. Studies that highlight the strategic capabilities of the internationalization process of small family businesses to large multinational family businesses are encouraged.
Possible topics include:
· Succession planning
· International entrepreneurship
· Gender roles in strategic decisions
· Impact of family dynamics on managerial behaviors
· Estate and tax planning
· Liquidity issues
· Financial management
· Generation and gender issues
· Internationalization and globalization of family enterprises
· Organizational structures
· Strategic planning and organizational changes in family firms
Submission details: The deadline for submitting full papers is the 30th September 2016 for expected publication in 2017. Informal enquiries may be directed to any of the guest editors Vanessa Ratten (v.ratten@latrobe.edu.au); Leo-Paul Dana (lp.dana@supco-montpellier.fr); Frank Hoy (fhoy@wpi.edu); Veland Ramadani (v.ramadani@seeu.edu.mk); Joao Ferreira (jjmf@ubi.pt).
Please visit the journal's website for author guidelines, and information about submission:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/ribs