The Neglected Enterprising Family in Agriculture: A Review and a Proposal for a Research Agenda in Management Sciences

Rania Labaki, Maryem Cherni () and Loïc Sauvée ()
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Rania Labaki: EDHEC Family Business Research Centre, EDHEC Business School, 24 Av. Gustave Delory, 59100 Roubaix, France
Maryem Cherni: InTerACT Research Unit, Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 19 rue Pierre Waguet, 60026 Beauvais, France
Loïc Sauvée: InTerACT Research Unit, Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 19 rue Pierre Waguet, 60026 Beauvais, France

Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 2022, vol. 30, issue 03, 241-278

Abstract: While the UN’s proclaimed decade of family farming (2019-2029) unfolds, management research has still not sufficiently explored the enterprising family in agriculture. Our article aims at exploring the literature on agricultural family businesses in the field of management sciences, towards suggesting future research directions. We present an overview of the definitional efforts and specificities of these family businesses, followed by a systematic literature review over the past decade. Our analysis identifies three clusters of dimensions that underpin the existing knowledge: entrepreneurial behavior, succession process, and psychological dynamics, in relation with three major outcomes that are growth, resilience, and continuity. Building on the existing research limitations and the current research trends, we craft a comprehensive agenda for scholars to advance our understanding of enterprising families in agriculture.

Keywords: Agriculture; enterprising family; entrepreneurship; continuity; family business; family farming; literature review; psychological dynamics; growth; resilience; succession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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