RT Journal Article T1 Disentangling the Efects of Knowledge Spillovers and Family Firm Nature on Innovative Performance: a Multilevel Approach A1 Rodríguez-Gulías, María Jesús A1 Fernández López, Sara A1 Rodeiro-Pazos, David K1 Family frms K1 Firm innovative performance K1 Knowledge spillovers K1 Multilevel modelling K1 Manufacturing frms AB The idiosyncrasies of family firms (FFs) may enable or hamper their ability to exploit the region’s knowledge spillovers. To the date, this issue has not been addressed by the literature. The purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, to explore whether FF nature influences on firm innovative performance by acknowledging the fact that firm innovation happens in a certain location where firms are exposed to knowledge spillovers; and secondly, to analyse whether FF management plays a moderating role in the effects of regional knowledge spillovers on innovative outcomes. We used multilevel modelling and panel data methodology in a sample of 1191 Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 2009–2016. By applying multilevel analysis and panel data methods, the results indicate that being part of a family group increases innovative performance, and this effect seems to be even more important in regions with low technological or human capital resources PB Springer SN 1868-7865 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30860 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30860 LA eng NO Rodríguez-Gulías, M.J., Fernández-López, S. & Rodeiro-Pazos, D. Disentangling the Effects of Knowledge Spillovers and Family Firm Nature on Innovative Performance: a Multilevel Approach. J Knowl Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01323-8 NO Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature DS Minerva RD 28 abr 2026