The impact of bridging social capital in family firms' performance: exploring the mediation role of successor's social skills

Hedi Yezza, Didier Chabaud, Leo Dana and Adnane Maalaoui
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Didier Chabaud: IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School

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Abstract: Purpose This paper investigates the impact of bridging social capital on the financial and non-financial performance of family businesses and explores the mediation role of social skills in the context of family succession. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative study, through questionnaires, was conducted among 105 Tunisian family firms that have experienced a family succession for at least one year. The PLS-SEM analysis method was used to test the research hypothesis. Findings Results show that an increase in external social capital is positively associated with financial performance and family-centred non-economic goals, whereas social skills mediate this positive relationship. Originality/value The proposed model aims to test the direct effect of bridging social capital on family firms' performance and exploring the mediation role of the successor's social skills.

Date: 2021-09-20
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Published in International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 2021, 27 (8), pp.2009-2027. ⟨10.1108/IJEBR-01-2021-0032⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-01-2021-0032

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