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Wu, S., Chirico, F., Fan, D., Ding, J., & Su, Y. (2024). Foreign market exit in family firms: Do historical military and cultural frictions matter? Journal of World Business, 59, 101504.

Wu, Z., & Naldi, L. (2025). Developing the workforce: Exploring the impact of female directors on male-led new ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 40, 106504.

Wu, Z., Naldi, L., Wennberg, K., & Uman, T. (2024). Learning from their daughters: Family exposure to gender disparity and female representation in male-led ventures. Management Science, 70(2), 671-693.

Yang, T., Kacperczyk, A. (O.), & Naldi, L. (2026). Does entrepreneurship narrow the gender earnings gap? Strategic Management Journal.

Yang, T., Kacperczyk, A., & Naldi, L. (2024). The motherhood wage penalty and female entrepreneurship. Organization Science, 35(1), 27-51.

van Helvert-Beugels, J., Nordqvist, M., & Flören, R. (2020). Managing tensions as paradox in CEO succession: The case of nonfamily CEO in a family firm. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 38(3), 211–242.
