This study investigates under which conditions entrepreneurial intentions will transform into entrepreneurial actions in a family firm context. Although entrepreneurial intentions are often a good predictor for entrepreneurial activity, intentions will not always lead to the expected action. We aim to explain this intention-behavior gap in family firms by investigating the moderating role of bifurcation bias, defined as the de facto asymmetric treatment of family vs. nonfamily assets. Our results support the argument that bifurcation bias in family firms hinders the smooth transition of entrepreneurial intentions into entrepreneurial actions. Nevertheless, results also support the notion that the appointment of outside directors in the board could serve as an economizing mechanism for bifurcation biased family firms to transform entrepreneurial intentions into entrepreneurial actions.

这项研究调查了在何种条件下，企业家的意图将在家族企业的背景下转变为企业家的行为。尽管创业意图通常是创业活动的良好预测指标，但创业意图并不总是会导致预期的行动。我们旨在通过研究分叉偏差的调节作用来解释家族企业中的这种意向-行为差异，分叉偏差被定义为对家族资产与非家族资产的事实上的不对称待遇。我们的结果支持这样的论点，即家族企业中的分歧会阻碍企业家意图向企业家行为的平稳过渡。尽管如此，