...Darel Hargrove; James M. Vardaman Purpose The preservation and maintenance of socioemotional wealth (SEW) is a priority for family firms. However, theoretical accounts of stocks and flows are rooted in intentional strategic decisions that preserve or sacrifice SEW. We draw from intergenerational...

... governance mechanism that shapes the strategic implications of executive psychological traits. By integrating Upper Echelons Theory with the Socioemotional Wealth perspective, the study offers new insights into the interaction between executive ambition, family control and sustainability disclosure in GCC...

... awareness to support socioemotional wealth and adopt coopetition strategies for sustainable longevity. Social implications This study highlights the role of family firms as community anchors that support collaboration in multicultural settings. Thus, they can strengthen their social cohesion...

...Christopher Penney Purpose This paper examines whether, when and how non-family managers can appropriate value from socioemotional wealth (SEW) in family firms. While SEW is typically treated as a source of value creation for the owning family, I distinguish between value creation and value...

... into their innovation strategies. To address this gap, this research draws on stakeholder theory and the socioemotional wealth perspective to examine the relationship between the family status of the firm and green innovation intensity, while also investigating the moderating role of environmental awareness longevity...

... the unique context of socioemotional wealth ( SEW ) preservation. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a sample of 641 observations pertaining to Italian and German family-owned firms, we empirically test two hypotheses with regression analysis: (1) a positive linear impact of internationalization...

...Christina Walker Robichaud; Vincent L. Barker Purpose Managers allocate resources to support their firm's strategies via infrastructure spending, which is sensitive to firm performance. We hypothesize that when firm performance falls below expectations, socioemotional wealth (SEW) motives matter...

...Khadija Altaraifi; Kazuo Inaba; Jie Qin Purpose This study explores the impact of socioemotional wealth (SEW), conceptualized through the FIBER model, on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of family businesses in Bahrain. It aims to understand how different SEW dimensions influence EO, offering...

..., as well as whether their socioemotional wealth (SEW) might determine their levels of proactivity. As relevant features, this study considers firms' capabilities for absorbing shocks, renewing in response to changing conditions and learning from crises. The authors examine both direct effects and mediation...

...Marta Wojtyra-Perlejewska Purpose This article aims to investigate the process of sustainable innovation development in family firms from the socioemotional wealth perspective. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing the assumptions of socioemotional wealth theory and actor-network theory, a set...

... of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Vol.  28 No.  3 , pp.  347 - 362 , doi: 10.2307/2331418 . Berrone , P. , Cruz , C. and Gomez-Mejia , L.R. (2012), “ Socioemotional wealth in family firms: theoretical dimensions, assessment approaches, and agenda for future research ”, Family...

...Jairo Dote-Pardo; José Miguel Contreras-Henríquez; Maria Teresa Espinosa Jaramillo Purpose This paper analyzes the dynamics of agency costs in family firms through a systematic literature review, focusing on the interplay of governance mechanisms, institutional contexts and socioemotional wealth...

... be contacted at: martacv@uma.es 01 10 2024 28 12 2024 28 12 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Human capital investment Corporate social responsibility SMEs Family business Socioemotional wealth...

... pressures and characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to identify if the level of socioemotional wealth in a family business impacts real earnings management behavior during succession. The goal is to better understand what impacts the use of real earnings management for family businesses so...

...Virginia Lasio; Juan M. Gómez; John Rosso; Alejandro Sánchez Purpose The research aims to investigate how digital transformation (DT), entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and socioemotional wealth (SEW) impact the financial performance of family firms in uncertain business environments. Drawing from...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Family businesses Socioemotional wealth Supply chain management Resilience The 2007–2008 financial meltdown and the recent COVID-19 pandemic both...

... and the potential implications for their socioemotional wealth (SEW). Design/methodology/approach The authors provide a brief review of what is known about the values/work habits of Gen-Z employees and attracting, retaining and managing nonfamily employees in family firms. Findings The unique values...

...Zouhair Boumlik; Badia Oulhadj; Olivier Colot Purpose This paper aims to analyze the effect of family control and influence dimension of the socioemotional wealth (SEW) on capital structure of large listed firms in the North African region. Design/methodology/approach The study uses panel data...

...Alexander Kessler; Viktoriya Zipper-Weber Purpose Born-again global internationalization is a rarely researched topic. Especially process-oriented studies are largely missing. In loss modes concerning their socioemotional wealth (SEW), family businesses take more risks and can be informative...

...Astrid Rudyanto Purpose This study investigates the behaviour of family firms, family management and family ownership regarding their socioemotional wealth (Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)) during the COVID-19 pandemic and according to their slack resources availability. Design...