Abstract
We explore heterogeneity in family firms from its core antecedents: the presence of family and their pursuit of dual logics in decision-making and position servant leadership, stewardship, and trust as emanating core philosophies, which manifest in an organization-level (AGES) and individual-level (SAGE) framework, and ultimately skill-sets that are all unique to family firms but which also serve to differentiate within this class of firms. Our conceptual meta-model of family enterprise heterogeneity serves as a guide for family firms to identify and understand the perception versus reality of their heterogeneity, and then enables the development of strategies to maintain organizational culture and/or evaluate organizational change.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms |
| Editors | Esra Memili, Clay Dibrell |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 21 |
| Pages | 557-587 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-77676-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-77675-0 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |