Family Firms' Boards: Reflections Based on Theoretical Groundings

Strategic Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 9, 2025

ABSTRACT Boards of Directors is one the most recurring topics in corporate governance literature. In family firm realm, have distinctive features compared to non‐family firms; their functions and activities can differ significantly. Indeed, degree involvement board heterogeneity directors' characteristics produce different effects on behaviors, decision‐making processes, performance. Applying diverse approaches, continuous increase research produces many results, making it hard reflect development this area. We conduct an integrative literature review renovate knowledge infrastructure, starting from outcomes exploratory bibliometric overview 130 representative articles between 1988 2023 published top‐tier as well specialistic academic journals. After describing evolution identifying seminal publications productive cited authors journals, using co‐citation tool, we unveil main theoretical pillars interconnections, building a map groundings providing understanding field's base. Revealing conceptual linkages works, highlight how theories evolved Family Firms' Board Directors' research. A reflexive work focused role scholars shaping firms' boards directors allows us provide reflections based groundings, rather than capturing them descriptively, identify future directions.

Language: Английский

IoT-Based Framework for Connected Municipal Public Services in a Strategic Digital City Context

IoT, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 20 - 20

Published: March 25, 2025

The use of digital technology resources in public services enhances efficiency, responsiveness, and citizens’ quality life through improved resource management, real-time monitoring, service performance. objective is to create apply an IoT-based framework for connected municipal a strategic city context. research employed modeling process validated Brazilian city, identifying seven related frameworks four themes bibliometric review. original comprises three constructs, eight subconstructs, 12 variables, case study inquiry. results revealed that the researched has yet enlarge IoT into its as part project initiative. Key recommendations implementation include prioritizing preferences citizens, expanding critical suited IoT, updating strategies incorporate IT streamline decision-making. conclusion reiterates effective when actionable information supports planning decision-making highlights transformative potential driving more resilient sustainable cities aligned with needs. This approach allows managers enhance while improving efficiency responsiveness urban management processes services.

Language: Английский

Brand activism in the era of permacrisis: systematic literature review and future research agenda

Journal of Marketing Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 35

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский