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Professor Paul Westhead's Outputs (4)

Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change (2009)
Journal Article
Scholes, L., Wright, M., Westhead, P., Bruining, H., & Kloeckner, O. (2009). Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change. The journal of private equity, 12(2), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.3905/jpe.2009.12.2.007

When no suitable family successor can be identified, private family firm owners may opt for a MBO or MBI. We explore the strategic orientation of former private family firms pre- and post-MBO/I. We utilize a unique hand-collected representative sampl... Read More about Family-Firm Buyouts, Private Equity, and Strategic Change.

The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs (2009)
Journal Article
Ucbasaran, D., Westhead, P., & Wright, M. (2009). The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs. Journal of Business Venturing, 24(2), 99-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.01.008

Guided by insights from cognitive theories, this article explores the links between entrepreneurs' prior business ownership experience and their opportunity identification behavior. Hypotheses were tested using data from 630 entrepreneurs. Experience... Read More about The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs.