Integrating Professionalization and Managerialization in Family Firms

This paper aims to map the intellectual structure of professionalization and managerialization in family firms, to make explicit the implicit link between them, and to reveal the reasons why considering them jointly is important for future research. The authors have used both bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review methodologies to analyse scientific articles published in the last ten years. This study is built on and expands upon existing literature concerning professionalization and managerialization in family firms by considering different streams of research. Addressing one of the most contentious issues in family businesses research, the results of this review are directed towards both scholars and practitioners by highlighting the importance of professionalization and managerialization in family firms and establishing avenues for future research."