Article: Violence and family firms performance: the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation Journal: International Journal of Business Innovation and Research (IJBIR) 2025 Vol.36 No.2 pp.263 - 279 Abstract: Research shows that context is relevant to understand the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. One context is the institutional environment. This research contributes to the literature by analysing how aspects of the level of societal safety and security affect financial performance in family firms through the mediating effect of entrepreneurial orientation. In our study, the Global Peace Index is used to measure the level of societal safety and security. In addition to the Global Peace Index, we used the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practice Survey for information on entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance in family firms. Our analysis employed the structural equation modelling methodology. In high-income countries, our results indicate that entrepreneurial orientation does not play a significant mediating role between violence and family firms' performance. In contrast, for middle-income countries, the results show that entrepreneurial orientation mediates the relationship between violence and the financial performance of family firms. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Violence and family firms performance: the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation

Authors: Miguel A. Pérez-Uribe; Swithina Mboko; Claudia Smith Kelly

Addresses: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Business School, Av. Carlos Lazo 100, Santa Fe, La Loma, Álvaro Obregón, 01389 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico ' Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, 50 Front Av. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6424, USA ' Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, 50 Front Av. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6424, USA

Abstract: Research shows that context is relevant to understand the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. One context is the institutional environment. This research contributes to the literature by analysing how aspects of the level of societal safety and security affect financial performance in family firms through the mediating effect of entrepreneurial orientation. In our study, the Global Peace Index is used to measure the level of societal safety and security. In addition to the Global Peace Index, we used the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practice Survey for information on entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance in family firms. Our analysis employed the structural equation modelling methodology. In high-income countries, our results indicate that entrepreneurial orientation does not play a significant mediating role between violence and family firms' performance. In contrast, for middle-income countries, the results show that entrepreneurial orientation mediates the relationship between violence and the financial performance of family firms.

Keywords: entrepreneurial orientation; institutional environment; violence; family firm performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2025.144387

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2025 Vol.36 No.2, pp.263 - 279

Received: 15 Jul 2021
Accepted: 14 Feb 2022
Published online: 11 Feb 2025 *

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