Abstract
The following dissertation aims to investigate the internationalization of family firms by
filling some research gaps that emerged from recent literature reviews on the topic. The
dissertation is made up of three articles. The first article is exploratory and aims to cover
the lack of studies exploring the involvement of family millennials in the
internationalization of family businesses. In particular, it investigates the relationship
between family millennials’ involvement and export intensity. The second article is
conceptual and seeks to grasp the fragmentation of results about how family firms
internationalize with equity-based entry modes when entering a foreign country. Last, the
third article is qualitative and aims to explore and understand how family values affect
family firm internationalization.