Commentary: Family Member Well-Being in the Kinship Enterprise: A Self-Determination Perspective

Danielle Cooper and Whitney O. Peake

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2018, vol. 42, issue 2, 340-345

Abstract: Nordstrom and Jennings (2017) provide an in-depth view of the Hutterite Brethren community to theorize family business practices and their association with familial well-being. Drawing from self-determination theory, we extend their model to provide additional theoretical development regarding the role of task and enterprise practices in satisfying basic needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), promoting motivation, and fostering family member well-being. Although the Hutterite community’s practices likely facilitate high levels of competence and relatedness, there is potential for autonomy need deficits. As such, we address areas for future research regarding need fulfillment and well-being in family businesses.

Keywords: family business; professionalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/1042258717749238

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