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Swen Nadkarni delivers a systematic review of the literature on factors of leadership, composed of management, ownership and generation, and their influence on innovation in family businesses. For this purpose, he conducts an exhaustive systematic review process to analyze 66 relevant publications from 1997 to 2016. This study contributes to research by comprehensively collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing a large body of literature and knowledge on the relationship of leadership and innovation in family businesses.

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Review of Academic Research on Innovation in Family Businesses.- The Family Business Innovation System: A Systems Theory View.- Corporate Leadership of Innovation in Family -Controlled Firms.- Systematic Literature Review and Discussion of the Results.- Implications for the Field of Family Business Innovation.

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Swen Nadkarni studied Corporate Management & Economics (M.A.) at Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen.

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