The Influence of Governance Structures on Family Firm Internationalization

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, Vienna University of Economics and Business (International Business), language: English, abstract: Although scholars have extensively analyzed the topic of family firm internationalization in the past decades, only recently the attention has moved to the influence of firm- and family-level governance structures on internationalization. To deepen our knowledge of the topic, I will review 19 theoretical and empirical studies conducted between 2016 and 2023. By considering a wide range of theoretical concepts and lenses, as well as identifying how governance impacts international scale and scope, this thesis adds clarity to the existing research.