... perspectives of justice and fairness play a central role (Whiteman et al., 2011). Family business Communication Family dynamics Fairness Succession planning Family farms When the parents passed away years after their only son took over the farm it became clear that the inheritance...

... contexts that create different communication needs and are related to the use of different family governance mechanisms. We characterize the different contexts or types of family firms as: founder-centric, protective, consensual and business-evolved. Our findings show that family protocols are associated...

...Gabriela Leiß; Anita Zehrer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how intergenerational communication between predecessors and successors impacts on the entrepreneurial family and the family business, and aims at developing a typology of communication patterns in family business...

...Emily Marett; Laura Marler; Kent Marett Purpose One of the key characteristics that distinguishes the family business from other firms is the importance of accruing and maintaining socioemotional wealth (SEW). Using an experimental design, this exploratory study investigates the communication...

..., advancement opportunities, prestige, task diversity, and compensation), and applicant’s attractiveness to it. Findings Based on the responses from 125 individuals in Germany, the authors found that explicitly communicating information about family ownership did not influence applicant perceptions about...

... and important mission and vision for the future: they desire to create a caring and nurturing community for both family members and non-family members and to act as stewards of the company for successive generations. Their goal is to build bonds with customers, suppliers, and the community (Miller and Le Breton...

...Mike Braun Edited by Andrew Keyt Myths & Mortals: Family Business Leadership and Succession Planning Wiley Press 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 --> Conflict avoidance Communication Succession planning What’s in a word...

... govern the relationship between the family and the business. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Corporate governance Communication Conflict avoidance Family constitution Family protocols Family firms are unique organizations in which three subsystems interact: family...

...), life-work conflict, communication practices, characteristics of their jobs, and spousal support. Findings – WLC was negatively related to perceptions of work-life balance. Job involvement, flexibility at work, and permeability of communication were significantly related to perceptions of WLC...

...Ethel Brundin; Reg Litz; Arist von Schlippe; Sharon M. Danes; Juyoung Jang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate formation of a copreneurial identity during new venture creation by investigating underpinnings of spousal commitment considering business communication quality. Design...

... but not controlled by an organisation because external factors such as media coverage, government regulations, industry dynamics and other forces can also influence the perceptions of an individual firm (Barnett et al., 2006, p. 34). Family business Communication Brands Germany Our research...

... implications – The failure rate of family‐owned business to pass successfully from generation to generation is around 70 per cent. The family business community accounts for over 50 per cent of employment in the private sector and employs millions of people. The impact on local and national economies is huge...