Paternalistic leadership in family firms: Types and implications for intergenerational succession

Donata Mussolino and Andrea Calabrò ()

Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2014, vol. 5, issue 2, 197-210

Abstract: This article demonstrates how the various paternalistic leadership styles practiced by predecessors influence the attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of successors in family firms and the extent to which these factors influence a successor's perceptions of the quality of the succession process. Stemming from the theory of planned behaviour, our conceptual model integrates previous findings into a comprehensive, two-sided analysis, capturing factors associated with the outgoing and incoming generation. We use the central construct of paternalism to formalise more accurate scenarios of a successor's intentions and behaviours related to the transfer of leadership. This study serves as a foundation for future empirical studies investigating the effects of paternalism in the family business context.

Keywords: Family firm; Succession; Paternalism; Theory of planned behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2013.09.003

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