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The Heterogeneity of Family Firm Ethical Cultures: Current Insights and Future Directions

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms

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  • William Tabor

    (Mississippi State University)

  • Kristen Madison

    (Mississippi State University)

  • Joshua J. Daspit

    (Mississippi State University)

  • Daniel T. Holt

    (Mississippi State University)

Abstract

Family firms are often assumed to have distinct ethical cultures compared to nonfamily firms; however, this assumption neglects to consider the ethics-specific heterogeneity that exists across the landscape of family firms. Therefore, this chapter reviews the literature on family firm ethics, highlighting those vast differences. We identify 29 articles published between 1996 and 2016 that we synthesize by focus: the ethics of family firms versus nonfamily firms, family-related antecedents, and firm-level outcomes of ethical cultures. We present avenues for future research, including the need to investigate how professionalization and context influences family firm ethical cultures.

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  • William Tabor & Kristen Madison & Joshua J. Daspit & Daniel T. Holt, 2019. "The Heterogeneity of Family Firm Ethical Cultures: Current Insights and Future Directions," Springer Books, in: Esra Memili & Clay Dibrell (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms, chapter 23, pages 615-642, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-77676-7_23
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77676-7_23
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