Succession in family firms - next generation perspective and use of qualitative research methods
Autor/a
Akhmedova, Anna
Fecha de publicación
2015ISBN
9788460683957
Resumen
Succession is a cornerstone issue in family firm business. Research confirms that only 30% of family firms successfully undergo the process of transition from first to second generation successfully, and only 10-15% transit from second to third generation. Research shows that “next generation perspective” is key to successful generational transitions. Within this issue, “daughter perspective” has recently gained special attention due to underrepresentation of women, in general, and daughters, in particular, in family businesses. This underrepresentation is alarming as family firms are losing valuable human capital. In this paper a systematic review of literature in three areas is done: “next generation perspective on succession”; “daughter perspective on succession” and “women in family firms” in order to gain insights into progress researchers have made in these areas and methods of research that contributed most. Contrary to predicted, it was found that qualitative research methods are of special use in area of “daughter perspective”. Results are discussed.
Tipo de documento
Conferencia / Clase
Versión del documento
Versión aceptada
Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
331 - Trabajo. Relaciones laborales. Ocupación. Organización del trabajo
Palabras clave
Family relationships
Family and economy
Research methods
Empreses familiars
Family-owned business enterprises
Empresas familiares
Mètodes d'investigació
Métodos de investigación
Páginas
14
Publicado por
Institut d’Estudis Superiors de la Família (IESF)
Publicado en
II International Conference Family and Society
Citación
Akhmedova, Anna. Succession in family firms - next generation perspective and use of qualitative research methods. A: Institut d’Estudis Superiors de la Família (IESF). II International Conference Family and Society. Barcelona, 24-25/09/2014. Barcelona: Institut d’Estudis Superiors de la Família, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 2015, p. 369-382. ISBN 978-84-606-8395-7
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