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Who Gets The Nod? Gender Issues In Successor Selection, Calvin Wang, Rowena Barrett, Elizabeth Walker, Janice Redmond
Who Gets The Nod? Gender Issues In Successor Selection, Calvin Wang, Rowena Barrett, Elizabeth Walker, Janice Redmond
Janice Redmond Dr
This research explores the issue of gender dynamics in successor selection and specifically we seek to better understand gender biases in business succession. Traditionally daughters have been discriminated against in successor selection but with female business ownership in OECD countries projected to rise to 50%, it is important to understand the attitudes of founders towards female successors. Effective succession ensures business viability and underpins the continued economic contribution of small businesses and family businesses.
Bound By Laws, Or By Values? A Multi-Level And Cross-National Approach To Understanding The Protection Of Minority Owners In Family Firms, Charles Stevens, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague
Bound By Laws, Or By Values? A Multi-Level And Cross-National Approach To Understanding The Protection Of Minority Owners In Family Firms, Charles Stevens, Roland Kidwell, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
How do firm-level attributes and country-level institutions affect cross-national and firm-level differences in how minority owner rights in family firms are protected?
We consider differences in family dynamics, stewardship-oriented organizational culture, and countries’ legal and cultural dimensions to develop theory predicting differences in minority owner protection in family firms. We advance propositions and a model delineating the role of these key firm-level and country-level constructs.
We contribute to the literature in three ways: 1) We illustrate the importance of family dynamics for predicting the likelihood of a stewardship-oriented culture to emerge in a family firm; 2) Our multi-level and cross-national …