Indirect nepotism: Network sponsorship, social capital and career performance in show business families

Yasaman Gorji, Michael Carney and Rajshree Prakash

Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2020, vol. 11, issue 3

Abstract: We distinguish between direct and indirect forms of nepotism where the former is based on simple family preferment and the latter based upon demonstrated competence in an occupational field. We hypothesize that indirect forms of nepotism are in the form of network sponsorship by third-party associates of prominent show business families in the Hollywood movie industry. We predict that sponsorship will have significant beneficial effects on show business family relatives’ career performance and that the effect is accentuated for women in show business families. We find strong support for our sponsorship hypotheses, but we also note the continuing importance of direct forms of family preferment in an industry characterized by single project organizations and boundaryless careers.

Keywords: Network industries; Network sponsorship; Career performance; Boundaryless careers; Nepotism; Show business families (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2019.04.004

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