Motivation Gaps and Implementation Traps: The Paradoxical and Time‐Varying Effects of Family Ownership on Firm Absorptive Capacity

Josip Kotlar, Alfredo De Massis, Federico Frattini, Nadine Kammerlander · 2019 · Journal of Product Innovation Management

Summary. Family ownership affects how firms absorb and use external knowledge in contradictory ways. The authors identify two gaps—motivation and implementation—that explain why family ownership can either strengthen or weaken a firm's capacity to acquire and exploit new knowledge. The effects depend on specific conditions and change over time, particularly during ownership succession periods.

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Kotlar, J., Massis, A. D., Frattini, F., & Kammerlander, N.. (2019). Motivation Gaps and Implementation Traps: The Paradoxical and Time‐Varying Effects of Family Ownership on Firm Absorptive Capacity. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12503

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DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12503
Countries: Italy, United Kingdom, Germany
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28