New Faculty Seminar Series - Evelyn Micelotta
Family Firms Innovativeness across Generations: How Imprinting, Succession Execution, and Knowledge Transfer Shape Post-succession Innovation
A growing body of research has begun to explore innovation activities of family firms. Research shows that innovation is a long-term capability and the succession process may contribute significantly to the ability of a family firm to pursue innovation and succeed across generations. Yet, research on innovation activities in the post-succession period is still limited. Drawing on a multiple case study of seven Dutch family firms in the food industry, we offer a theoretical explanation of how three key factors – the innovation imprinting of the incumbent, the execution of the succession, and the transfer of knowledge to the successor – interact to shape firms’ innovation postures post-succession.
About the Speaker
Evelyn Micelotta is an Associate Professor in Management at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. She received a PhD in Strategic Management and Organization from Alberta School of Business and a PhD in Management Engineering from Milan Polytechnic. Her research interests include institutional maintenance and change, family business and sociocultural dynamics in entrepreneurial settings. Her research has been published in Journal of Management, Academy of Management Annals, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Organization Studies and Family Business Review, among others. She is currently Associate Editor of Family Business Review.
