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Concluding Remarks and Avenues for Future Research

  • Alessandra PerriEmail author
  • Enzo Peruffo
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Abstract

This chapter summarizes the most relevant findings of this volume and discusses the main contributions for both family business and innovation research streams. It proposes an integrative framework that accounts for the multifaceted relationship linking family firms and innovation output. The main limitations of this book are also discussed to open up a research agenda and stimulate future research into this promising area of inquiry.

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Family firms Innovation output Multitheoretic approach Institutional and regulatory framework 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of ManagementCa’ Foscari UniversityVeniceItaly
  2. 2.Department of Business and ManagementLUISS Guido CarliRomeItaly

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