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Ability and Motivation

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Following the discussion and analysis of “familiness” and entrepreneurship findings in the last two chapters, the main task of this chapter is to explore the relationships between these two sets of findings.

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Notes

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    Some scholars refer to it as “lower innovation performance” (Uhlaner et al. 2007, p. 3) without an operational measure to distinguish “lower” from “higher,” and conclude that family orientation negatively affects innovation performance. This approach is rejected in this research, which examines the different orientations of entrepreneurship and innovation, rather than making judgment on their “quality.”

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    It should be noted that in the research just cited, market orientation is contrasted with organisational or internal orientation rather than family orientation, but the general argument is applicable to an extent.

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    LEDco’s founder was appointed a member of the local People’s Congress, and was therefore tied up with “bureaucratic but rewarding” activities; Spinco’s founder started an investment company with other shareholders and concentrated on that business, which was demanding; Pestco’s founder was engaged in philanthropy through a foundation he set up.

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  1. New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Shi, H.X. (2014). Ability and Motivation. In: Entrepreneurship in Family Business. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04304-3_7

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