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Innovations in Small and Medium-Sized Family Firms

An Analysis of Innovation Related Top Management Team Behaviors and Family Firm-Specific Characteristics

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Authors:
  1. Nils Kraiczy

    1. , FB BWL, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of economic science
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Familienunternehmen und KMU (KMU)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
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  2. Introduction

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 1-6

  3. Research on family firms – Definition, theories, and performance

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 7-34

  4. Innovation and firm performance

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 35-78

  5. TMTs in family firms

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 79-93

  6. TMT innovation orientation and new product portfolio performance in family firms

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 94-114

  7. TMT risk-taking propensity and new product portfolio innovativeness in family firms

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 115-135

  8. Concluding discussion

    • Nils Kraiczy
    Pages 136-145

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 9-9
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About this book

​Small and medium-sized firms are a prevalent organizational form in Germany. Their importance for the German economy is indisputable. Most of them are global market leaders in their niches and are considered to be a force for innovation in the German economy. The ability to be innovative in niche markets has been identified as the antecedent of their strong, or even dominant, competitive positions in their industries. The driver of this innovation success may well be the family, which distinguishes family firms from non-family firms. But how can a family influence innovation in a family firm and does this influence have only positive effects? This dissertation focuses on the impact of top management teams on innovations interacting with family firm-specific characteristics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , FB BWL, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany

    Nils Kraiczy

About the author

Dr. Nils Kraiczy wrote his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Hack at the INTES Institute for Family Businesses at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Innovations in Small and Medium-Sized Family Firms

  • Book Subtitle: An Analysis of Innovation Related Top Management Team Behaviors and Family Firm-Specific Characteristics

  • Authors: Nils Kraiczy

  • Series Title: Familienunternehmen und KMU

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00063-9

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-00062-2Published: 04 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-00063-9Published: 04 January 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2520-1174

  • Series E-ISSN: 2520-1182

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 173

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership

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