New Directions for Brothers and Sisters in Successor Teams in Family Firms

John James Cater () and Marilyn Young ()
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John James Cater: The University of Texas at Tyler
Marilyn Young: The University of Texas at Tyler

Chapter 10 in The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms, 2019, pp 229-262 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In a qualitative study of 12 family firms, we examined successor teams composed of both male and female family members (brothers and sisters). We highlighted the changing roles of women and examined their development as successors, using a case study approach and grounded theory analysis. In-depth interviews with family firm leaders identified a movement away from past characterizations of invisibility for women toward more fully recognized positions of authority in family firms. Our findings are summarized by six propositions and a model of sibling successor team formation and function in family firms.

Keywords: Family business; Women’s roles; Successor teams; Succession; Grounded theory; Case study approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77676-7_10

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