Identifying the antecedents and consequences of the internationalization of family businesses

In this study, with the aim of identifying the antecedents and consequences of internationalization of family businesses based on systematic review of articles and their analysis by the method of meta- analysis qualitative analysis. Accordingly, after searching the databases in the period 2000 to 2020, finally 45 articles selected and the relevant concepts and codes identified and extracted through the content analysis of the texts. The importance and priority of each determined using Shannon entropy. Based on the research findings, family business culture, environment, strategy, human capital, networks, resources and capabilities, succession process, socio-emotional wealth, family business structure gained the highest importance among the identified dimensions affecting the internationalization of family businesses. The results also showed the consequences of internationalization of this type of business in two categories of positive consequences such as financial benefits, increasing family credit and social status, increasing job opportunities for family members, increasing security for future generations, managing uncertainty and additional information processing needs, countering resistance In the face of change and family conflicts, transfer of ownership to foreign partners, appointment of managers outside the family, learning to relocate assets to external locations, adapting to new environments, financial benefits, growth and competitive advantage, organizational learning, business credibility, time Management and organizational costs were categorized to produce the necessary resources and negative consequences such as fear of losing control of the business and loss of reputation and revenue if internationalization fails.