Women’s involvement in family firms: Progress and challenges for future research

Campopiano, Giovanna; Massis, Alfredo Vittorio De; Rinaldi, Francesca Romana; Sciascia, Salvatore

doi:10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.09.001

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“…In reviewing the most cited papers in each cluster, we have aimed to summarise the main implications to better systematise existing knowledge on conflicts in the family business research. This is one of the main contributions of this study (Reay and Whetten, 2011), however, we are also able to briefly suggest forward-thinking avenues for future research and possible gaps (Campopiano et al, 2017), adding an integrative contribution. From our findings, a possible interpretative scheme seems to emerge, following a logical sequence: antecedents of conflicts, type/nature of conflicts and consequences of conflicts that can be interpreted, first, as growth dynamics and, second, as the general performance of a family firm.…”

Section: Discussion Of Cluster Analysis and Possible Research Gapsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Conflict management in family businesses

Caputo

Marzi

Pellegrini

et al. 2018

IJCMA

165

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Purpose -The purpose of this study is to map the intellectual structure of the field of conflict management and the field of family business to the investigation of conflicts in family firms, with the aim of contributing to the further integration of knowledge between the two fields.Design/methodology/approach -Family conflicts and work-family balance issues also received a lot of attention, yet studies in conflict management still seem to overlook a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses. Conflict is a major aspect of family businesses, which differs highly from non-family businesses, and offers an important research avenue for conflict management scholars to contribute to the investigation of major characteristics of organisations that constitute a large part of the value created in the world.Findings -The results of a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review show that studies concerning conflict in family business aggregate around three clusters: organisational conflicts; firm growth and conflicts; and family control, performance and conflicts. An interpretative framework is also developed to interpret how antecedents, conflicts and growth dynamics in family business influence performances. Findings show how family conflicts and work-family balance issues received a lot of attention, yet studies in conflict management still seem to miss a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses.Originality/value -This paper contributes to the field of conflict management and family business by providing a systematic analysis of knowledge and family firms. This paper can be a starting point for researchers interested in understanding how conflicts affect family businesses.

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Section: Discussion Of Cluster Analysis and Possible Research Gapsmentioning

confidence: 82%

Conflict management in family businesses

Caputo

Marzi

Pellegrini

et al. 2018

IJCMA

165

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“…'Gender blindness' often results from family dynamics that are deeply embedded in these businesses (Aldrich and Cliff 2003). The sense of solidarity attributed to family members working in family businesses can conceal the patriarchal relations and inequalities underlying the family's dynamics, and thus disguise the women's role in the business (Campopiano et al 2017;Hytti et al 2017;Nelson and Constantinidis 2017). As such, the socially-constructed invisibility of the women's role in family businesses becomes replicated and reproduced across generations (Danes and Olson 2003).…”

Section: Gender and The Transnational Migrant Family Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the nascent but burgeoning literature on women's involvement in family businesses (Campopiano et al 2017), three key elements deserve attention here. First, higher levels of formalization can explain the presence of women as visible actors in family businesses (Heinonen and Stenholm 2011), yet rigid rules and norms surrounding their gender roles remain disadvantageous to them (Rothausen 2009).…”

Section: Gender and The Transnational Migrant Family Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transnational migrant entrepreneurship, gender and family business

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Despite increased academic attention paid to migration flows in Europe, the gendered nature of transnational migrant entrepreneurial journeys within the context of a family business remains under‐researched. We address this gap by investigating how transnational spaces allow women to challenge dominant ideas about their roles, and to claim legitimacy by opening branches of their family business abroad. With extensive longitudinal evidence collected over a seven‐year period, we showcase four biographical narratives of women operating transnational family businesses in the UK that had originated in Eastern Europe. Adopting this novel longitudinal approach, we provide insights into how these transnational migrant women entrepreneurs exercise individual agency to overcome structural constraints by developing strategies that prioritize their own business aspirations without fully sacrificing their family ties.

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“…Despite these facts, the study of female leadership and its impact on firm performance in family firms has not received much attention. The literature on women's involvement in family firms essentially targets three main aspects: the entry of women in family firms through entrepreneurship and succession, the career development of women in family firms, and women's static presence in family firms [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Family Female Executives and Firm Financial Performance

Giráldez¹,

Berenguer²

2018

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The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship of family executive women with firm performance in family firms. We have obtained a final sample of 269 family and non-family firms (comprising 3073 firm/year observations) from the Spanish High Council of Chamber (SHCC) website, while data were collected from System for Analysis of Iberian Balances database (SABI) for the period 2000 to 2011. Applying a generalized method of moments (GMM) panel data methodology, we observe a positive effect on the return on assets (ROA) depending on the existence of family ties of executive women. Several implications for the career development of women in family firms arise from our results.

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Women’s involvement in family firms: Progress and challenges for future research

Cited by 137 publications

References 156 publications

Conflict management in family businesses

Conflict management in family businesses

Transnational migrant entrepreneurship, gender and family business

Family Female Executives and Firm Financial Performance

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