The ghost-father: being the daughter in a Japanese family-business succession

Un fantôme en héritage: être la fille dans une succession d’entreprise familiale japonaise

Yoshiko Zoet-Suzuki (), Elvin Zoet and Jean-Luc Moriceau ()
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Yoshiko Zoet-Suzuki: Keio Business School, LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]
Elvin Zoet: USG - Utrecht University School of Governance
Jean-Luc Moriceau: IMT-BS - DEFI - Département Data analytics, Économie et Finances - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]

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Abstract: As daughter in a family business succession, you inherit not only the business, but also the ghostly presence of the founder. The ghost does not impose a track to follow, nor does it constitute a strategic resource. It manifests itself as a feeling of ethical duty, commitment, and indebtedness. Four autoethnographic vignettes evoke a Japanese daughter successor finding her path while relating to her father's ghostly presence. The ghost begs being attended to and respected, leading to a long journey of working through.

Keywords: Family Business Succession; Daughter successor; Japan/Japanese family business; Autoethnography; Ethical duties; Legacy; Ghost; Organizational Ghost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-09
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Published in Entreprendre & Innover, 2026, 69, pp.75-85. ⟨10.3917/entin.069.0075⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/entin.069.0075

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