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Endogeneity issues in family business research: current status and future recommendations

  • Xinrui Zhang
    ,
  • Hanqing Fang
    ,
  • Junsheng Dou
    ,
  • James J. Chrisman
Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Abstract

Although the family business research field and related disciplines are paying increasing attention to improvements in methodology, there is still insufficient attention being paid to endogeneity issues. We therefore raise awareness of endogeneity and suggest ways to reduce biased results in family business studies. We review publications in the family business literature in terms of (1) the consideration of endogeneity issues, (2) sources of endogeneity for different research topics, and (3) various methods that researchers have used to control for endogeneity. We discuss important lessons learned from the review and offer methodologically oriented recommendations for future family business studies.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 91-116 (26 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Family Business Review (Volume 35, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 06/10/2021
  • Published - 06/12/2021

Publication status

Published - 06/12/2021

ISSN

0894-4865

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/626089
  • Scopus: 85116515577

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