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Innovation in Family Firms: A Review of Prior Studies and a Framework for Future Research

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The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the most recent and relevant studies in the growing body of research on innovation in family firms, constituting a ubiquitous form of governance around the world. Moreover, we develop a framework grounded in the search and recombination view of the innovation process with the aim of providing a possible direction to orient future research in this interesting field.

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Urbinati, A., Franzò, S., De Massis, A., Frattini, F. (2017). Innovation in Family Firms: A Review of Prior Studies and a Framework for Future Research. In: Brem, A., Viardot, E. (eds) Revolution of Innovation Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95123-9_8

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