Franz W. Kellermanns

The Importance of Looking twoard the Future and Building on the Past: Entrepreneurial Risk Taking and Image in Family Firms (2010)

Esra Memili, Kimberley H. Eddleston, Thomas Zellweger, Franz W. Kellermanns, Tim Barnett

Drawing on organizational identity theory, we develop a model linking family ownership and expectations, entrepreneurial risk taking, and image in family firms to explain family firm growth. Testing...

Building a Family Firm Image: How Family Firms can capitalize on their Familiness (2010)

Thomas Zellweger, Franz W. Kellermanns, Kimberley H. Eddleston

There is much debate regarding whether family firms have a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Some believe that their greatest competency may be their familiness; or the resources that accrue...

Family Firm Valuation by Family FIRM CEOs: The Role of Socioemotional Value (2009)

Thomas Zellweger, Franz W. Kellermanns, James J. Chrisman, Jess H. Chua

Based on the contentions of prospect theory that ownership endows possessions with a value premium, this study provides evidence that socioemotional value in family firms influences the monetary...

Corporate Entrepreneurship and Image in Family Firms (2009)

Esra Memili, Franz W. Kellermanns, Kimberley H. Eddleston, Thomas Zellweger, Tim Barnett

The impact of family ownership and family expectations on corporate entrepreneurship and family firm image has been underresearched. Drawing on corporate entrepreneurship and organizational identity...

Family Firm Reputation Concern: Antecedents and performance outcomes (2008)

Thomas Zellweger, Franz W. Kellermanns

Utilizing a social identity theory perspective, we argue that family firm reputation concern mediates the relationship between long-term orientation, family firm pride, and social capital on family...

A note on soicoemotional wealth as a determinant of family firm valuations by family owners (2008)

Thomas Zellweger, Franz W. Kellermanns, James J. Chrisman, Jess H. Chua

We apply the concept of the endowment effect from prospect theory to investigate the determinants of family ownersÂ’ valuations of family firms. We extend the work of Gomez-Mejia et al. (2007) by...

Knowledge transfer between and within alliance partners: Private versus collective benefits of social capital (2007)

Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, Franz W. Kellermanns

This article examines the process through which multilevel network structures translate into knowledge acquisition from alliance partners. The degree of knowledge transfer a multidivisional company...

The lack of consensus in strategic consensus research: Advancing theory and research. (2005)

Franz W. Kellermanns, Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, Steven W. Floyd

The purpose of this article is to describe the theoretical and methodological reasons for the inconsistent findings on the value of strategic consensus. This analysis suggests the need for (a)...

Innovating Strategy Process (2005)

Steven W. Floyd, Johan Roos, Claus D. Jacobs, Franz W. Kellermanns

Innovating Strategy Process presents a series of reflective essays by established and emerging scholars on the subject of innovation, considering it both as an outcome of strategy and as a process in...

The Lack of Consensus About Strategic Consensus: Advancing Theory and Research (2005)

A Jo K, Franz W. Kellermanns, Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, Steven W. Floyd

The purpose of this article is to describe the theoretical and methodological reasons for the inconsistent findings on the value of strategic consensus. This analysis suggests the need for (a)...

Disentangling Alliance Management Processes: Decision Making, Politicality, and Alliance Performance

Jorge Walter, Christoph Lechner, Franz W. Kellermanns

Using a sample of 106 organizations engaged in strategic alliances, we develop and test a framework of alliance-related organizational decision-making processes and their impact on alliance...