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Corporate Governance in Family Businesses Across Generations: Exploring Intergenerational Issues

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms

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  • Alexandra Dawson

    (Concordia University)

  • Maria José Parada

    (ESADE Business School)

Abstract

The presence of different generations in family businesses creates intergenerational issues that affect the dynamics of their governance structures. Bringing together literature on family business governance with studies of intergenerational relationships, we contribute to our understanding of governance structures and relationships in family businesses. We illustrate these dynamics through a qualitative approach using an in-depth, longitudinal case study of a 180-year-old family business, which we followed for 10 years. We focus on intergenerational and intertemporal dilemmas faced by the family throughout the generations, focusing on a shift away from ethical toward economic interests, as both family and business have grown in complexity.

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  • Alexandra Dawson & Maria José Parada, 2019. "Corporate Governance in Family Businesses Across Generations: Exploring Intergenerational Issues," Springer Books, in: Esra Memili & Clay Dibrell (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms, chapter 6, pages 115-139, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-77676-7_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77676-7_6
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