Identity in Family Firms: Toward an Integrative Understanding

Bettinelli, Cristina; Lissana, Elena; Bergamaschi, Mara; Massis, Alfredo Vittorio De

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“…However, according to social identity theory, members with strong identification tend to see themselves and those who share the same history more positively than others (Tajfel, 1982). Family members may be biased toward favoring only "in-group members" or stakeholders who are close to the family due to a common history (Bettinelli et al, 2022;Uhlaner et al, 2015). That is, their attention to their past identity may motivate them to seek CSR opportunities that benefit mainly family stakeholders, such as spouses and friends who share the same history (Spence, 2016), thus limiting their commitment to scaling up CSR activities (Dyer & Whetten, 2006).…”

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Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms Through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

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Massis

Gómez‐Mejía

2023

Family Business Review

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Family firms purportedly use different socioemotional wealth (SEW) reference points in choosing strategies, yet empirical research continues to use family involvement as a proxy for SEW. This study uses a configurational approach to examine how the multidimensionality of SEW may be used to explain the firm’s chosen strategy. We use psychometric measures of the various SEW dimensions proposed by Berrone et al. to explain the formalization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy as an example. We identify various SEW configurations to understand why family firms exhibit a preference for more formal or informal CSR strategies.

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Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms Through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

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Gómez‐Mejía

2023

Family Business Review

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“…Do these interactions help improve brand authenticity in such a manner that customer satisfaction is increased as well as family-business brand identity and reputation? We also need to further understand how aspects like family firm identity, identification and identity facilitate or hinder family business brand co-creation processes (Bettinelli et al , 2022). It may be that the co-creation process can be both blessing and a curse.…”

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Guest editorial: Cultivating a broader paradigm to understand family business brands and the branding process

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“…The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/1061-0421.htm and corporate expression (CE) for competitive advantage (Gallucci et al, 2015) thereby using family business identity communication (Bettinelli et al, 2022). The family element of the business essence (e.g.…”

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The interrelationship of family identities, personalities, and expressions on family winery websites

Berndt

Meintjes

2023

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Purpose Family businesses feature prominently in economies, including the South African wine industry, using websites to convey their family identity. This research paper aims to explore the family identity elements that family wineries use on their websites, their alignment and how these are communicated online. Design/methodology/approach Based on Gioia’s methodology, a two-pronged approach was used to analyze 113 wineries’ websites’ text using Atlas. ti from an interpretivist perspective. Findings South African wineries use corporate identity, corporate personality and corporate expression to illustrate their familiness on their websites. It is portrayed through their family name and heritage, supported by their direction, purpose and aspirations, which emerge from the family identity and personality. These are dynamic and expressed through verbal and visual elements. Wineries described their behaviour, relevant competencies and passion as personality traits. Sustainability was considered an integral part of their brand promise, closely related to their family identity and personality, reflecting their family-oriented philosophy. These findings highlight the integration that exists among these components. Practical implications Theoretically, this study proposes a family business brand identity framework emphasising the centrality of familiness to its identity, personality and expression. Using websites to illustrate this familiness is emphasised with the recommendation that family businesses leverage this unique attribute in their identity to communicate their authenticity. Originality/value This study contributes to understanding what family wineries communicate on their websites, specifically by examining the elements necessary to create a family business brand based on the interrelationship between family identity, personality and expression with familiness at its core, resulting in a proposed family business brand identity framework.

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Identity in Family Firms: Toward an Integrative Understanding

Cited by 30 publications

References 203 publications

Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms Through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Examining Heterogeneous Configurations of Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms Through the Formalization of Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Guest editorial: Cultivating a broader paradigm to understand family business brands and the branding process

The interrelationship of family identities, personalities, and expressions on family winery websites

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