Family firm ambidexterity: the influence of paradoxical tensions and the Entrepreneurial Family’s cohesion

Matthias Guffler (), Alexandra Bertschi-Michel (), Andreas Hack () and Franz Kellermanns
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Matthias Guffler: University of Witten/Herdecke
Alexandra Bertschi-Michel: University of Bern
Andreas Hack: University of Bern

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2023, vol. 48, issue 6, No 3, 1945-1977

Abstract: Abstract This study presents paradoxical tensions as the ‘missing link’ at the intersection of the entrepreneurial family and family firm management: a link that crucially affects innovation-related decisions such as ambidexterity. Specifically, the study argues that the relationship between family cohesion and organizational ambidexterity within entrepreneurial family firms is mediated by paradoxical tensions (latent and salient). Drawing on survey data from 206 German family firms, support is found for the hypotheses advanced. Building on cognitive resource theory, this study demonstrates that differently perceived paradoxical tensions in entrepreneurial family firms have different meaningful effects on organizational ambidexterity. Implications for theory and future research are discussed.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial family firms; Organizational ambidexterity; Paradoxical tensions; Family cohesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M10 O3 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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