Dear Colleagues,
We are completing a meta-analysis on the relationship between family involvement and firm performance. We are seeking unpublished (or in press) manuscripts or data (including doctoral dissertations) from studies that assess the relationship between family involvement and firm performance.
Our meta-analytic study submits the question: what is the relationship between family involvement and firm performance? It is clear from the marked increase in empirical examinations (e.g. Anderson & Reeb, 2003; Chrisman, Chua, & Litz, 2004) and anecdotal commentaries (e.g. Dyer, 2003; Chrisman, Chua, & Sharma, 2005) that ambiguity surrounding this relationship is causing serious consternation, confusion, and anxiety among family business advocates.
We hope our meta-analysis will both bring some degree of clarity to the extant literature and provide insights that will direct future research. If you have relevant data we would appreciate the opportunity to include the findings in our meta-analysis. Please contact Jeffrey Pollack at pollackjm@vcu.edu until December 2007.
Very Best Regards,
Jeffrey Pollack (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Matthew Rutherford (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Ernest O'Boyle (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Jeffrey M. Pollack
VCU School of Business- Department of Management
1015 Floyd Avenue, PO Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
Cell Number: (804) 397-0818
pollackjm@vcu.edu