Fostering Innovation: Exploring the Synergies Between Space Startups and University Incubators in the Space Economy

Given the substantial investments and specialized skills required to enter the space sector, space startups face unparalleled challenges to obtain these resources and survive. University incubators are in a unique position to support space startups offering them knowledge, skills, and networks, while at the same time gaining advantages by hosting space startups. However, the potential synergies that may emerge from the interplay between space startups and university incubators received little...

Strategic marketing in family firms: taking stock of prior knowledge and looking forward

Purpose-Given the substantial contribution of family firms to the global economy and the importance of marketing strategies for their continued success, research on strategic marketing in family firms has received significant attention. However, research has generated fragmented pieces of knowledge, both theoretically and empirically, that limit the current understanding of strategic marketing in family firms. We aim to address this gap by systematizing current knowledge and identifying direc...

Old but Sold? Innovation Through Tradition Strategy for Export and the Role of Family Involvement

Despite the notable body of research, the family firm (FF) internationalization literature has overlooked the role of innovation strategies in explaining FFs' export performance. We focus on the innovation through tradition (ITT) strategy-specifically, the degree to which a firm leverages its firm-specific, mature (i.e., past) knowledge in the innovation search and recombination process. This strategy is particularly relevant for FFs as it can have ambivalent effects on export performance. On...

Developing a Decision Support System for Flexibility Management in the Distribution Networks