Social identity theory and the family business

Waldkirch, Matthias

doi:10.4337/9781783479665.00015

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“…In addition, studying constructive conflict management and its influence on reconciliation (e.g., between family members) may add new insights to the ongoing discussion on forgiveness in social identity theory (Waldkirch, ). More studies are also needed to explain how family composition contributes to constructive conflict management through clear rules to family members in the firm (Arteaga & Menéndez‐Requejo, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Reay, Jaskiewicz, and Hinings (), the family logic is oriented toward benefiting family members while the business logic is focused on profitability. These contradictory logics, along with the wide influence of the family in ownership, management, and governance roles (Lansberg, ) throughout the life cycle (Danes, Leichtentritt, Metz, & Huddleston‐Casas, ), add complexity to conflict management in family firms (Sorenson, ; Waldkirch, ; Zachary, Danes, & Stafford, ). Given these unique characteristics, which arise from the overlapping systems in family business, conflicts may be related to a mix of issues regarding justice, role ambiguity, work/family balance, identity, and succession (Danes et al., ).…”

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Tracing the Roots of Constructive Conflict Management in Family Firms

Alvarado-Alvarez

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2019

Negotiation Conflict Man Res

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The overlap between family and business systems creates a particular bundle of resources, which is a specific familiness that may determine how family firms positively or negatively manage their conflicts. In this article, we review the current research on conflict management and family firms and suggest theoretical propositions about the influence of familiness in constructive conflict management in family firms. We propose that specific levels of structural, cognitive, and relational dimensions of familiness configure a specific arrangement of resources that we conceptualized as collaborative familiness, which enhances constructive conflict. We discuss the main implications of this conceptualization in terms of its theoretical contributions, further research, and practice.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tracing the Roots of Constructive Conflict Management in Family Firms

Alvarado-Alvarez

Tremolosa

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2019

Negotiation Conflict Man Res

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“…Social identity theory has its origins in the actor-centered theories of sociology and psychology and has been elaborated and extended to groups, social categories and organizations (Whetten et al 2014). According to social identity theory, identity can be seen as an individual, relational or collective construct (Waldkirch 2015). In general, it refers to how persons, social groups or organizations define ''who'' they are (Albert and Whetten 1985).…”

Section: Social Identity Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social identity theory represents a ''refreshing alternative to established theorizing'' (Reicher et al 2010, p. 61) and emerges as a useful theory for the explanation and prediction of group behavior (Waldkirch 2015). With regards to family businesses, social identity theory provides a way of capturing and explaining ''the meaning structures of the family and business component of a 'family business''' (Whetten et al 2014, p. 480).…”

Section: Social Identity Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To approach this interesting and relevant research gap, this article applies a new systems theory (Luhmann 1995;von Schlippe and Frank 2013) and social identity theory approach (Tajfel and Turner 1979;Turner 1984;Waldkirch 2015). Within this framework it is analyzed how family governance measures (short FGM) as a form of relational family business governance (Mustakallio et al 2002) contribute to the creation of joint expectations that strengthen the business family's identity (BFI) as an expression of the family's identification with the business.…”

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Understanding the transgenerational orientation of family businesses: the role of family governance and business family identity

Suess–Reyes

2016

J Bus Econ

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The development of a transgenerational orientation is one of the most significant challenges that family businesses face and only a small number actually survive across generations. While prior research has focused on the business unit to provide us with a solid understanding of how corporate governance affects business performance and continuity, the role of the business family in the development of a transgenerational orientation has received less attention. To address this gap, this article applies a new systems and social identity theory framework to examine how family governance and business family identity can contribute to strengthening the transgenerational orientation of the business. A transgenerational orientation is defined as a decision premise to maintain the family's control over the business across generations. Using a large data set, findings show that the presence of family governance measures and the business family's identity are positively related to a transgenerational orientation of the business, with business family identity acting as a mediator. Thus, the development of family governance measures can foster communication within the business family and enhance the family members' emotional investment in the business which strengthens the transgenerational orientation in the business.

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