Introducing the Family: A Review of Family Science with Implications for Management Research

Jaskiewicz, Peter; Combs, James G.; Shanine, Kristen K.; Kacmar, K. Michele

doi:10.5465/annals.2014.0053

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“…The enhanced understanding of the role of family functionality and the SEW dimensions in shaping firms' innovativeness can reconcile the mixed findings in prior family firm innovation literature focusing primarily on innovation inputs and outputs (De Massis, Frattini, et al, ). Thus, our study points to the risks of neglecting the family's functional integrity and stability of relationships among family members to fully understand family firm behavior, and responds to recent calls to include an examination of the family and its heterogeneity to enrich current family firm research (Jaskiewicz and Dyer, ; Jaskiewicz et al, ).…”

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confidence: 74%

Tracing the Roots of Innovativeness in Family SMEs: The Effect of Family Functionality and Socioemotional Wealth

Filser¹,

Massis²,

Gast³

et al. 2017

J of Product Innov Manag

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By integrating literature on family functionality, family firms, and socioemotional wealth (SEW), we develop a theoretical model explaining how family functionality and SEW dimensions influence firm innovativeness. Our multigroup structural equation model on two samples of family small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) shows that family functionality is positively linked to SEW, whereas divergences emerge on the effect of different SEW dimensions on innovativeness. Binding social ties, the emotional attachment of family members to the firm, and the renewal of family bonds through intrafamily succession positively affect family SME innovativeness, while identification of family members with the firm has a negative effect. By deepening current understanding of the role and functionality of controlling families as determinants of their propensity to preserve SEW and achieve innovativeness, our findings offer important implications for theory and practice, paving the way for future research on SEW and family firm innovation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 74%

Tracing the Roots of Innovativeness in Family SMEs: The Effect of Family Functionality and Socioemotional Wealth

Filser¹,

Massis²,

Gast³

et al. 2017

J of Product Innov Manag

135

144

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“…Mainly, three prominent family science theories have been used to examine the heterogeneous interactions among family members: family communication patterns theory (Fitzpatrick & Ritchie, 1994;Ritchie & Fitzpatrick, 1990), parental control theory (Baumrind, 1971), and intergenerational solidarity theory (Silverstein & Bengtson, 1997). These respectively consider communication patterns in families, parenting styles, and level of intergenerational solidarity between parents and their adult children (e.g., family cohesion) as potential determinants of family firm behavior and outcomes (Jaskiewicz, Combs, Shanine, & Kacmar, 2017). Pioneering studies indicate that lively family interactions can have important effects on specific family firm behaviors-for instance, entrepreneurship behavior (Danes, Lee, Stafford, & Heck, 2008)-but this dimension of family heterogeneity has been largely overlooked in family business literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

Family firms in the global economy: Toward a deeper understanding of internationalization determinants, processes, and outcomes

Massis

Frattini

Majocchi

et al. 2018

Global Strategy Journal

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Research Summary: Research on the internationalization of family firms has flourished in recent years, yet the mechanisms through which family involvement shapes the determinants, processes, and outcomes of internationalization remain little understood and largely undertheorized. We contribute to research at the intersection of international business and family business by examining the roles of different sources of family firm heterogeneity and the context in shaping the determinants, processes, and outcomes of business internationalization. Drawing on this analysis, we summarize the articles published in this special issue and set out an agenda for further research aimed at advancing a more fine‐grained and contextualized understanding of internationalization in family firms.

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“…Efforts are underway to integrate insights from family sciences (Jaskiewicz, Combs, Shanine, & Kacmar, 2017) and organizational behavior (Gagné, Sharma, & De Massis, 2014) to better understand the nuances of intrafamily succession (e.g., Marler, Botero & De Massis, 2017).…”

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Perceived Parental Behaviors and Next-Generation Engagement in Family Firms: A Social Cognitive Perspective

Garcia

Sharma

Massis

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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

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Next-generation engagement is a key contributor to the success and continuity of family firms. Family relationships are an important factor in shaping such engagement. However, we know little as to how this engagement process unfolds, especially during the formative years of next-generation members. Using the principles of social cognitive theory and drawing on the career development, organizational behavior, and family business literature, we theorize the indirect influence of perceived parental support and psychological control on next-generation engagement in family firms through the mediating variables of self-efficacy and commitment to the family business. We discuss several possible avenues to test and extend this model in future research.

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Introducing the Family: A Review of Family Science with Implications for Management Research

Cited by 206 publications

References 226 publications

Tracing the Roots of Innovativeness in Family SMEs: The Effect of Family Functionality and Socioemotional Wealth

Tracing the Roots of Innovativeness in Family SMEs: The Effect of Family Functionality and Socioemotional Wealth

Family firms in the global economy: Toward a deeper understanding of internationalization determinants, processes, and outcomes

Perceived Parental Behaviors and Next-Generation Engagement in Family Firms: A Social Cognitive Perspective

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