Philanthropy in family enterprises operates at the crossroads of family, business, and society. Most of the research in this area is approached from the business or the individual level; thus, we have a fragmented understanding of philanthropy in family enterprises. This article presents a systematic review of the literature on the subject. Based on 55 sources published between 1988 and 2014, we explain the drivers of this behavior, the vehicles used to practice it, and the outcomes tied to the practice of philanthropy in family enterprises. We identify gaps in our understanding and provide ideas for future research.
AguileraR. V.RuppD. E.WilliamsC. A.GanapathiJ. (2007). Putting the S back in corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review, 32, 836-863.
2.
AstrachanJ. H. (1988). Family firm and community culture. Family Business Review, 1, 165-189.
3.
*AtkinsonL.GalaskiewiczJ. (1988). Stock ownership and company contributions to charity. Administrative Science Quarterly, 33, 82-100.
4.
BarnettM. L. (2007). Stakeholder influence capacity and the variability of financial returns to corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review, 32, 794-816.
5.
*BinghamJ. B.DyerW. G.SmithI.AdamsG. L. (2011). A stakeholder identity orientation approach to corporate social performance in family firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 99, 565-585.
*BrodyD.StrauchC. (1990). Who are the family foundations? Findings from the Foundation Management Survey. Family Business Review, 3, 337-346.
8.
*BronfmanM. C. (2009, July). The art of resilient capital planning for executive compensation, estate planning, and philanthropy. Journal of Financial Planning, 50.
9.
*CampopianoG.De MassisA.ChiricoF. (2014). Firm philanthropy in small- and medium-sized family firms: The effects of family involvement in ownership and management. Family Business Review, 27, 244-258.
10.
CarrollA. B. (1979). A three-dimensional conceptual model of corporate performance. Academy of Management Review, 4, 497-505.
11.
*ChenierC. Y. (2009). Estate planning and the business of family philanthropy. Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal, 28, 317-331.
12.
ChiuS. C.SharfmanM. (2011). Legitimacy, visibility, and the antecedents of corporate social performance: An investigation of the instrumental perspective. Journal of Management, 37, 1558-1585.
13.
ChrismanJ.J.ChuaJ.H.SharmaP. (2005). Trends and directions in the development of a strategic management theory of the firm. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 29, 555-576.
*CruzC.Larraza-KintanaM.Garcés-GaldeanoL.BerroneP. (2014). Are family firms really more socially responsible?Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38, 1295-1316.
16.
CutlipS. M. (1994). The unseen power: Public relations: A history. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
17.
*DancoL. A.WardJ. L. (1990). Beyond success: The continuing contribution of the family foundation. Family Business Review, 3, 347-355.
18.
*DénizD. M.SuárezC. M. K. (2005). Corporate social responsibility and family business in Spain. Journal of Business Ethics, 56, 127-141.
19.
*DouJ.ZhangZ.SuE. (2014). Does family involvement make firms donate more? Empirical evidence from Chinese private firms. Family Business Review, 27, 259-274.
20.
*DuX. (2015). Is corporate philanthropy used as environmental misconduct dressing? Evidence from Chinese family-owned firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 129, 341-361.
21.
*DyerW. G.WhettenD. A. (2006). Family firms and social responsibility: Preliminary evidence from S&P 500. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 30, 785-802.
22.
*EichenbergerE.JohnsonJ. (2011). Evolving the vision. London, England: STEP.
EvertR. E.MartinJ. A.McLeodM. S.PayneG. T. (2015). Empirics in family business research: Progress, challenges, and the path ahead. Family Business Review, 29, 17-43.
25.
*FernandoM.AlmeidaA. (2012). The organizational virtuousness of strategic corporate social responsibility: A case study of the Sri Lankan family-owned enterprise MAS Holdings. European Management Journal, 30, 564-576.
26.
*FileK. M.PrinceA. R. (1995). Cause-related marketing, philanthropy, and the arts. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 5, 249-260.
27.
*FileK. M.PrinceA. R. (1998). Cause related marketing and corporate philanthropy in the privately held enterprise. Journal of Business Ethics, 17, 1529-1539.
28.
*FitzgeraldM. A.HaynesG. W.SchrankH. L.DanesS. M. (2010). Socially responsible processes of small family business owners: Exploratory evidence from the national family business survey. Journal of Small Business Management, 48, 524-551.
29.
*GalloE. (2007, October). Getting the kids involved in the family money. Journal of Financial Planning, 48-51.
30.
GautierA.PacheA.-C. (2015). Research on corporate philanthropy: A review and assessment. Journal of Business Ethics, 126, 343-369.
31.
*GersickK. E. (2006). Generations of giving: Leadership and continuity. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
32.
GersickK. E.FeliuN. (2014). Governing the family enterprise: Practices, performance, and research. In MelinL.NordqvistM.SharmaP. (Eds.), The Sage handbook of family business (pp. 196-225). London, England: Sage.
33.
*GersickK. E.LansbergI.DavisJ. A. (1990). The impact of family dynamics on structure and process in family foundations. Family Business Review, 3, 357-374.
34.
GodfreyP. C. (2005). The relationship between corporate philanthropy and shareholder wealth: A risk management perspective. Academy of Management Review, 30, 777-788.
35.
*GrayL. (2008). The three forms of governance: A new approach to family wealth transfer and asset protection, Part II. Journal of Wealth Management, 11(2), 7-18.
36.
GruningJ. E.HuntT. (1984). Managing public relations. San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
37.
*HansenR. W. (1990). Continuity in the family foundation. Family Business Review, 3, 405-408.
38.
*HarveyC.MacleanM.GordonJ.ShawE. (2011). Andrew Carnegie and the foundations of contemporary entrepreneurial philanthropy. Business History, 53, 425-450.
39.
*HayesJ. T.AdamsR. M. (1990). Taxation and statutory considerations in the formation of family foundations. Family Business Review, 3, 383-394.
*HoyF.RosplockK. (2014). Issues in multigeneration family companies. In TaylorM. L.StromR. J.RenzD. O. (Eds.), Handbook of research on entrepreneurs’ engagement in philanthropy (pp. 115-147). Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.
42.
*KranenburgH. V.Zoet-WissinkE. (2012). SMEs’ motives for international corporate giving-The case of international aid and development programmes support. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 47, 9-26.
43.
*LähdesmäkiM.TakalaT. (2012). Altruism in business: An empirical study of philanthropy in the small business context. Social Responsibility Journal, 8, 373-388.
44.
*LernerS. (2011). Next-generation philanthropy: Examining a next-generation Jewish philanthropic network. Foundation Review, 3(4), 82-95.
45.
LiketK.SimaensA. (2015). Battling the devolution in the research on corporate philanthropy. Journal of Business Ethics, 126, 285-308.
46.
*LitzR. A.StewartA. C. (2000). Charity begins at home: Family firms and patterns of community involvement. Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29, 131-148.
47.
*LungeanuR.WardJ. L. (2012). A governance-based typology of family foundations: The effect of generation stage and governance structure on family philanthropic activities. Family Business Review, 25, 409-424.
48.
MaasK.LiketK. (2010). Talk the walk: Measuring the impact of strategic philanthropy. Journal of Business Ethics, 100, 445-464.
49.
*MaddenK.ScaifeK.CrissmanK. (2006). How and why small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) engage with their communities: An Australian study. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 11, 49-60.
50.
Michael-TsabariN.LabakiR.ZacharyR. K. (2014). Toward a cluster model: The family firm’s entrepreneurial behavior over generations. Family Business Review, 27, 161-185.
51.
*MoodyM.KnappA. L.CorradoM. (2011). What is a family foundation?Foundation Review, 3(4), 47-61.
52.
MullerA. R.PfarrerM. D.LittleL. D. (2014). A theory of collective empathy in corporate philanthropy decisions. Academy of Management Review, 39, 1-29.
*NiehmL. S.SwinnneyJ.MillerN. J. (2008). Community social responsibility and its consequences for family business performance. Journal of Small Business Management, 46, 331-350.
55.
*OttingerR. J. (2008). Left brain right heart: How leading financial and legal firms are deploying best philanthropic and family wealth practices to become legacy advisory firms of the future. Journal of Practical Estate Planning, 10(3), 31-38.
SaiiaD. H.CarrollA. B.BuchholtzA. K. (2003). Philanthropy as strategy: When corporate charity begins at home. Business & Society, 42, 169-201.
67.
SanbornC. A.PortocarreroF. (2003, November). La filantropia “realmente existe” en America Latina. Paper presented at Seminario Internacional Fundacion PROhumana y Fundacion Ford, Santiago de Chile [Philanthropy “really exists” in Latin America].
68.
SchuytT. N. M. (2010). Philanthropy in European welfare states: A challenging promise?International Review of Administrative Sciences, 76, 774-789.
69.
SchuytT. N. M. (2013). Philanthropy and the philanthropy sector: An introduction. London, England: Ashgate.
70.
SchwartzM. S.CarrollA. B. (2003). Corporate social responsibility: A three-domain approach. Business Ethics Quarterly, 13, 503-530.
SirmonD. G.HittM. A. (2003). Managing resources: Linking unique resources, management, and wealth creation in family firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 27, 339-358.
SulekM. (2010). On the modern meaning of philanthropy. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 39, 193-212.
75.
SundaramurthyC.KreinerG. (2008). Governing by managing identity boundaries: The case of family businesses. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32, 415-436.
76.
*UhlanerL. M.van Goor-BalkH. J. M.MasurelE. (2004). Family business and corporate social responsibility in a sample of Dutch firms. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 11, 186-194.
*YlvisakerP. N. (1990). Family foundations: High risk, high reward. Family Business Review, 3, 331-335.
82.
*ZellwegerT. M.NasonR. S. (2008). A stakeholder perspective on family firm performance. Family Business Review, 21, 203-216.
83.
*ZhangJ.YangB.WangF.WangP. (2012). Corporate philanthropic giving: Active responsibility of passive integration? Evidence from Chinese family-controlled listed companies. Journal of Applied Business Research, 28, 427-439.
Supplementary Material
Please find the following supplemental material available below.
For Open Access articles published under a Creative Commons License, all supplemental material carries the same license as the article it is associated with.
For non-Open Access articles published, all supplemental material carries a non-exclusive license, and permission requests for re-use of supplemental material or any part of supplemental material shall be sent directly to the copyright owner as specified in the copyright notice associated with the article.
