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Structural crisis?

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  • Torbjörn Ljungkvist
  • Börje Boers

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the interdependence between regional culture and resilience in family business-dominated regions. Design/methodology/approach - The study is based on a literature review and helps to fill the knowledge gap regarding regional culture and resilience in family business-dominated contexts. Findings - The authors highlight similarities and differences between two regions of Sweden with distinct regional cultures that support resilience. A number of norms that are significant in generating resilient regions are identified. One key finding is that the regional culture developed during the proto-industrial era, in connection with home production, still affects and contributes to resilience in these family business-dominated regions. Research limitations/implications - The study is based on two case studies, so no generalizable conclusions can be drawn. Practical implications - For policy makers, this study shows that structural crises can be overcome with a strong regional culture, as it can foster resilience. However, regional culture is hard to implement by political decisions. For owners and managers of organizations, this study suggests that it is essential to consider regional culture as an important factor for the organization. Originality/value - This study draws on a comparison of two regions in Sweden with explicit regional cultures.

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  • Torbjörn Ljungkvist & Börje Boers, 2016. "Structural crisis?," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 10(4), pages 425-446, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:v:10:y:2016:i:4:p:425-446
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-05-2015-0030
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    1. Boers, Börje & Ljungkvist, Torbjörn & Brunninge, Olof & Nordqvist, Mattias, 2017. "Going private: A socioemotional wealth perspective on why family controlled companies decide to leave the stock-exchange," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 8(2), pages 74-86.
    2. Basco, Rodrigo & Suwala, Lech, 2021. "Spatial familiness and family spatialities—searching for fertile ground between family business and regional studies," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 7-32.
    3. Mochammad Reza Zulfikar & Suryanto Suryanto & Falih Suaedi, 2023. "Crystallization of founders' values applied to corporate culture: the meta-analysis of case study," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 43(1), pages 389-402, May.

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