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Stewardship Orientation

Stewardship Orientation is a theoretical construct within family business research that denotes a long-term, caretaking mindset emphasizing responsible management and intergenerational preservation of family firms, distinguished from profit- or control-oriented governance by its focus on continuity, legacy, and collective family responsibility.

22

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2.5K

Citations

55

Authors

50

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

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Publications

22

Destructive and productive family relationships: A stewardship theory perspective

Kimberly Eddleston, Franz W. Kellermanns · Journal of Business Venturing · 2006 · 984 citations

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Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility: Developing Markets for Virtue

Ida E. Berger, Peggy Cunningham, Minette E. Drumwright · California Management Review · 2007 · 345 citations

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Exploring the Entrepreneurial Behavior of Family Firms: Does the Stewardship Perspective Explain Differences?

Kimberly Eddleston, Franz W. Kellermanns, Thomas Zellweger · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · 2010 · 308 citations

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The Effects of Commitment of Non-Family Employees of Family Firms from the Perspective of Stewardship Theory

Manuel Carlos Vallejo Martos · Journal of Business Ethics · 2008 · 172 citations

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Internationalisation of family small and medium sized enterprises: The role of stewardship orientation, family commitment culture and top management team

Ethiopia L. Segaro, Jorma Larimo, Marian V. Jones · International Business Review · 2013 · 103 citations

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Authors

55

  1. AN
    André Nijhof

    Nyenrode Business University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 148 citations

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  2. FW
    Franz W. Kellermanns

    WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

    2

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  3. RB
    Rodrigo Basco

    American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  4. KE
    Kimberly Eddleston

    Northeastern University, United States

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

    2

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  5. AC
    Andrea Calabrò

    IPAG Business School, France

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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Institutions

50

  1. Nyenrode Business University

    Breukelen, Netherlands

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    564 citations

  2. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    996 citations

  3. Witten/Herdecke University

    Witten, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    62 citations

  4. University of Tartu

    Tartu, Estonia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    103 citations

  5. Shahid Beheshti University

    Tehran, Iran

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  7. Sabancı Üniversitesi

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    74 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

    IJEV · 2 publications · 31 citations

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  2. The British Accounting Review

    BAR · 1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. Journal of Management & Organization

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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  4. Journal of Organizational Change Management

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Business and Leadership

    1 publications · 41 citations

    1

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