Endogeneity Issues in Family Business Research: Current Status and Future Recommendations

Author

Xinrui Zhang
Chevy-Hanqing Fang, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Junsheng Dou
James J. Chrisman

Abstract

Although the family business research field and related disciplines are paying increasing attention to improvements in methodology, there is still insufficient attention being paid to endogeneity issues. We therefore raise awareness of endogeneity and suggest ways to reduce biased results in family business studies. We review publications in the family business literature in terms of (1) the consideration of endogeneity issues, (2) sources of endogeneity for different research topics, and (3) various methods that researchers have used to control for endogeneity. We discuss important lessons learned from the review and offer methodologically oriented recommendations for future family business studies.

Recommended Citation

Zhang, X., Fang, C., Dou, J., & Chrisman, J. J. (2022). Endogeneity Issues in Family Business Research: Current Status and Future Recommendations. Family Business Review, 35(1), pp. 91-116. SAGE Publications.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/08944865211049092

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

Comments

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant 71672173

Keywords and Phrases

endogeneity; family business; literature review; quantitative methods

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1741-6248; 0894-4865

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 SAGE Publications, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Mar 2022