2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2005.00084.x
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Strategic Divestments in Family Firms: Role of Family Structure and Community Culture

Abstract: Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advantage and longevity of family firms. A combination of past successes, emotional attachments, and path dependencies can lead to extensive inertia toward divestment in these firms. This article develops a framework to understand the influence of community culture and family structure on divestment decisions in family firms. Propositions on the varying levels of inertia to divest—depending on the values held by the owni… Show more

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“…The effect of family norms on individuals' attitudes, values, and behaviors has been extensively studied both in the organizational behavior and family business literatures (Asakawa, 2001;Barling, Kelloway, & Bremerman, 1991). For instance, norms of equality may stipulate that all later-gen members should participate equally in the business, whereas norms of liberty and independence may encourage later-gen members to strike their own paths and not participate at all in the family enterprise (Sharma & Manikutty, 2005). Because familial norms strongly influence the socialization of family members, later-gen members subjected to strong family expectations will likely feel obligated to continue their career within their family enterprise.…”
Section: Antecedents Of Normative Commitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effect of family norms on individuals' attitudes, values, and behaviors has been extensively studied both in the organizational behavior and family business literatures (Asakawa, 2001;Barling, Kelloway, & Bremerman, 1991). For instance, norms of equality may stipulate that all later-gen members should participate equally in the business, whereas norms of liberty and independence may encourage later-gen members to strike their own paths and not participate at all in the family enterprise (Sharma & Manikutty, 2005). Because familial norms strongly influence the socialization of family members, later-gen members subjected to strong family expectations will likely feel obligated to continue their career within their family enterprise.…”
Section: Antecedents Of Normative Commitmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Die Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchung deutscher Unternehmen sind mit den grundlegenden theoretischen Erkenntnissen der Corporate Governance Forschung (Jensen/Meckling 1976, Demsetz 1983) und den empirischen Ergebnissen zur Governance von Familienunternehmen vereinbar (De Visscher 2004, Morck et al 2000, Naldi et al 2007, Schulze et al 2001, Sharma/Manikutty 2005, Sharma et al 1997, Zahra 2005. Sie belegen, dass eignergeführte Unternehmen aufgrund mangelnder Diversifikation und einer geringen Trennung von Eigentum und Kontrolle risikoaverser handeln als managergeführte Unternehmen mit diversifizierten Anteilseignern.…”
Section: Innovationsverhalten In Familienunternehmenunclassified
“…En fait, chaque membre est supposé travailler au sein de l'entreprise familiale mais il lui revient de fournir l'effort de tailler un territoire d'indé-pendance relative (Sharma et Manikutty, 2003). Il en résulte que tous les membres, traités équitablement, sont présumés rester sous l'autorité du père.…”
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