PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to test the transfer of good practices under the effect of various aspects of personal networks. Whereas, the majority of former work considers a direct effect of networks on knowledge transfer, the authors examined two intermediate mechanisms: the access to strategic resources and the individual's absorptive capacity.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative study was used to collect data, via a face‐to‐face questionnaire with key individuals in small and medium entreprises members of consortia in Tunisia. Data were analysed with a structural equations approach, based on partial least squared‐path modelling techniques.FindingsResults emphasize the impact of network size, strength of ties and absorptive capacity on the strategic resource access and the impact of indirect ties, strength and range of ties on the absorptive capacity. Moreover, while absorptive capacity positively impacts good practice transfer, no support was found to the effect of resource access.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this study concerns the measuring of good practice transfer, since in literature there are often imprecise proxies. Also, while the authors have investigated the global impact of strategic resources, future research needs to treat them separately. Finally, a longitudinal study allows better capture of the evolution of the phenomenon studied.Practical implicationsTop management and directors at a consortium level need to pay careful attention to the social context within which knowledge transfer efforts occur. Resources exchanged and the absorptive capacity developed through social interactions must be designed to increase knowledge flows between firms.Originality/valueThe paper links two bodies of research often studied separately in inter‐organizational research: literature on social networks and that on inter‐organizational learning. It is hoped that the paper contributes to a cross‐fertilization of the two fields.
La structure de la famille est le système d’interactions au sein de la famille qui influence le comportement de chaque membre et sa perception de la réalité (Todd, 1983). La diversité des structures peut avoir une influence sur le développement stratégique des entreprises familiales. En fait, le développement des entreprises familiales, notamment de petite taille, introduit l’idée de l’organisation stratégique en hypogroupe susceptible de permettre la mise en oeuvre des stratégies de croissance par création de nouvelles unités. Ainsi, notre ambition, à travers cette recherche, est d’étudier l’impact de la structure de la famille sur le développement de l’entreprise familiale en hypogroupe.L’information est collectée par le biais d’entretiens semi-directifs auprès des dirigeants propriétaires de cinq cas d’hypogroupes. Les données ont fait l’objet d’une analyse de contenu thématique. Nous avons pu conclure que l’organisation stratégique en hypogroupe est adoptée par les dirigeants qui souhaitent accorder à chacun des successeurs les mêmes opportunités pour réaliser les objectifs personnels de ces derniers. L’égalité entre les successeurs permet d’éviter les conflits internes qui peuvent peser sur la pérennité de l’entreprise. Le choix de l’activité de l’unité nouvellement créée dépend du profil du successeur. Étant donné que les successeurs ont des profils différents, le développement en hypogroupe se réalise à travers la diversification.The family’s structure is the system of interactions within the family that influences the behavior of each member and his/her perception of reality (Todd, 1983). The diversity of structures can have an influence on the strategic development of family firms. In fact, the development of family firms, in particular of small size, suggests the idea of the strategic organization of these firms into a hypogroup that allows the implementation of growth strategies by creation of new units. Thus, our ambition, through this research, is to study the influence of the family’s structure on the development of the family firm into a hypogroup.Information is collected through semi-oriented interviews conducted with owner-managers of five cases of hypogroups. The data were subject to thematic content analysis (TCA). It was possible to conclude that the strategic organization into hypogroup was adopted by managers that wanted to grant each of the successors the same opportunities to achieve his/her personal goals. The equity between successors permits to avoid internal conflicts that can impact the family firm perenniality. The choice of the activity of the newly created unit depends on the profile of the successor. Given that successors have different profiles, the development into hypogroup is conducted through a diversification strategy.La estructura de la familia es el sistema de interacciones en el seno la familia que influye sobre el comportamiento de cada miembro y su percepción de la realidad (Todd, 1983). La diversidad de las estructuras puede tener una influencia sobre el desarrollo est...
L’ambition de cette recherche est d’étudier la relation entre l’altruisme et le développement de l’entreprise familiale par création de nouvelles unités. L’information, collectée par le biais d’un entretien semi directif auprès des dirigeants propriétaires de cinq cas d’entreprises familiales, a fait l’objet d’une analyse de contenu thématique. Cette étude montre que la création de nouvelles unités familiales a pour objet d’assurer le bien-être des membres de la famille en évitant les conflits. Cela permet de répondre au souci des parents quant à l’avenir de leurs successeurs et d’assurer l’évolution de la famille et son développement dans le cadre d’une logique patrimoniale. Les successeurs ayant des profils différents, le développement se fait par la voie de la diversification.The aim of this research is to study the relationship between altruism and the development of the family business by creating new units. The information, collected through semi-structured interviews with managers who are owners of five cases of family businesses, was the subject of a thematic content analysis. This study shows that the creation of new family units is to ensure the well-being of family members by avoiding conflicts. This addresses the concern of parents about the future of their successors and to ensure the evolution of the family and its development within the framework of a patrimonial logic. For the successors with different profiles, the development takes place through diversification.La ambición de esta investigación es estudiar la relación entre el altruismo y el desarrollo de la empresa familiar por la creación de nuevas unidades. La información recogida a través de una entrevista semi-estructurada con los propietarios administradores de cinco casos de empresas familiares, ha hecho el análisis del contenido temático. Este estudio muestra que la creación de nuevas unidades familiares tiene el objetivo de asegurar el bienestar de los miembros de la familia evitando los conflictos, lo que permite responder a la preocupación de los padres en cuanto al futuro de sus sucesores y asegurar la evolución de la familia y su desarrollo en una lógica patrimonial. Para los sucesores con diferentes perfiles, el desarrollo se realiza a través de la diversificación
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