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Family Business Review Template

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About the Family Business Review format

Family Business Review is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Family Business Performance and Succession, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Corporate Finance and Governance.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Family Business Review, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inFamily Business Performance and Succession Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Corporate Finance and Governance Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Human Resource and Talent Management
ISSN0894-4865
Citation impact (2-yr)9.19
h-index180
i10-index736
Total citations111,395
Top institutions publishing hereMississippi State University
Journal websitefbr.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Family Business Review per year

17
2014
20
2015
24
2016
18
2017
27
2018
20
2019
29
2020
15
2021
14
2022
19
2023
13
2024
13
2025

Citation impact of Family Business Review by publication year

1.8K
2014
1.7K
2015
1.7K
2016
1.8K
2017
1.8K
2018
1.5K
2019
1.4K
2020
838
2021
439
2022
363
2023
270
2024
44
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Family Business Review

Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms

Pascual Berrone, Cristina Cruz, Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía · 15 Feb 2012

This article makes the case for the socioemotional wealth (SEW) approach as the potential dominant paradigm in the family business field. The authors argue that SEW is the most important differentiator of the family firm as a unique entity and, as such, helps explain why family firms behave distinctively. In doing so, the authors review…

2,633 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Resource-Based Framework for Assessing the Strategic Advantages of Family Firms

Timothy G. Habbershon, Mary L. Williams · 1 Mar 1999

The Resource-Based View (RBV) of competitive advantage provides a theoretical framework from the field of strategic management for assessing the competitive advantages of family firms. The RBV isolates idiosyncratic resources that are complex, intangible, and dynamic within a particular firm. The bundle of resources that are distinctive to a firm as a result of family…

2,149 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Contextualizing Performances of Family Firms

Andrea Colli · 7 Nov 2011

Performances have only recently been addressed in business history research, partly because of problems concerning data quality and availability. As a consequence, performance measurement in family firms has been a neglected area in historical studies. Family business historians are thus increasingly interested in this topic. However, the longitudinal perspective adopted requires a problematical approach to…

1,914 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
An Overview of the Field of Family Business Studies: Current Status and Directions for the Future

Pramodita Sharma · 1 Mar 2004

Based on a review of 217 refereed articles on family business studies, the literature is organized according to its focus on individual, interpersonal or group, organizational, and societal levels of analyses. An assessment of the status of our current understanding at each level is provided and directions for future research are suggested. A discussion of…

1,556 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm

Renato Tagiuri, John A. Davis · 1 Jun 1996

Although family-owned and managed firms are the predominant form of business organization in the world today, little systematic research exists on these companies. This paper builds upon insights found in the emerging literature on these enterprises and upon our own observations to provide a conceptual framework to better understand these complex organizations. We introduce the…

1,320 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Family Business Review template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Family Business Review format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Family Business Review template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Family Business Review use?
Family Business Review uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Family Business Review, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Family Business Review?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Family Business Review document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Family Business Review template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Family Business Review format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Family Business Review?
Family Business Review is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Family Business Review template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Family Business Review PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Family Business Review template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Family Business Review template cost?
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