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Family business research at a tipping point threshold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Justin B Craig ,
Ken Moores ,
Carole Howorth  and
Panikkos Poutziouris
Justin B Craig
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Family Business, School of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University, Australia
Ken Moores
Affiliation:
Australian Centre for Family Business, School of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Bond University, Australia
Carole Howorth
Affiliation:
Centre for Family Business, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, UK
Panikkos Poutziouris
Affiliation:
Entrepreneurship – Family Business, Cyprus International Institute of Management; , EMRG – Family Business Initiatives, Manchester Business School; IFERA, International Family Enterprise Research Academy; – Family Business Academy, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Abstract

In this paper, we report the frequency that family business research has been published by year and by discipline in top-tier journals as listed in the Journal Quality List (JQL) (Harzing 2008) to argue that family business research has reached a tipping point threshold. We suggest that the acceptance of family business research in top-tier journals is the tipping point that will enamor the field to a wider researcher audience and thereby further contribute to paradigmatic development.

Keywords

family business researchtipping point theoryparadigmatic development

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 282 - 293
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2009

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