Moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the entrepreneurial orientation of international performance of family businesses

Felipe Hernández‐Perlines · 2018 · Journal of Family Business Management

Summary. Family businesses with stronger entrepreneurial orientation achieve better international performance. Absorptive capacity—the ability to acquire and apply new knowledge—strengthens this relationship. The study of 218 family firms shows that improving international results requires developing entrepreneurial orientation while building the firm's capacity to absorb and use external knowledge effectively.

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Hernández‐Perlines, F.. (2018). Moderating effect of absorptive capacity on the entrepreneurial orientation of international performance of family businesses. Journal of Family Business Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfbm-10-2017-0035

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DOI: 10.1108/jfbm-10-2017-0035
Countries: Spain
Regions: Europe
Categories: entrepreneurship, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28