Conflict Management in Family Businesses

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-151
Author(s):  
Veland Ramadani ◽  
Esra Memili ◽  
Ramo Palalić ◽  
Erick P. C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Family Businesses

Managing Family-Related Conflicts in Family Businesses: A Review and Research Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Qiu ◽  
Mark Freel
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Intervention ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Conflict Research

This review examines how family businesses manage family-related conflicts that occur at three interfaces: family-business, family-ownership, and family-business-ownership. We find that work-family conflicts, conflicts of interest, and relationship conflicts are prevalent family-related conflicts. Four conflict management strategies are frequently used to deal with these conflicts: vacillation, domination, separation, and third-party intervention. The popularity of these strategies is influenced by some unique characteristics of family businesses, such as high emotional attachment among family members. By integrating insights from the broader conflict research, paradox and dialectic studies, we develop a research agenda targeted at better connecting family-related conflicts to conflict management strategies.

scholarly journals Conflict management strategies in family business

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Tanja Gavrić
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Succession Planning ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
Crucial Information

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to determine, theoretically and empirically, which strategies are most commonly used to manage conflict situations and to what extent conflict management strategies have an effect on knowledge transfer between owners and successors in family businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This research empirically establishes a link between conflict management strategies and knowledge transfer. Methodology: In addition to theoretical conceptualization, the paper presents quantitative empirical research confirming the validity of the proposed hypothesis. Results: The results of the research show that owners who tend to use the integrating, obliging and compromising conflict management strategies, attach more importance to succession planning and transfer of knowledge and experience to successors. In contrast, dominant leaders are less willing to plan for succession, as they would prefer to retain all the crucial information and decision-making authority and are therefore reluctant to share their knowledge and power. Conclusion: Relevant conflict management strategies can be implemented to help maintain family relationships and ensure business continuity. Learning effective conflict management techniques is important for anyone involved in a family business. Thus, managing conflict is important for the success and longevity of family businesses.

Conflict Management Strategies Used in Successful Family Businesses

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritch L. Sorenson
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
Conflict Strategies

This paper analyzes a survey of 59 family businesses. Findings indicate that in comparison to non-family businesses, family businesses have a more complex set of issues to consider when managing conflict. The integrative conflict strategies of collaboration, accommodation, and compromise produce relatively better outcomes for both family and business. Competitive and avoidance strategies can result in relatively negative outcomes for both business and family. High levels of collaboration contribute to positive outcomes for both family and business, and high levels of compromise and accommodation contribute to positive family outcomes. Based on a comparison of means, this paper identifies conflict management profiles for achieving positive outcomes for both business and family.

Conflict Management Strategies Used by Successful Family Businesses

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritch L. Sorenson
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Competitive Strategy ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Family Outcomes

This paper reports the analyses of a survey of 59 family businesses. Findings indicate that in comparison to nonfamily businesses, family businesses have a more complex set of issues to consider when managing conflict. Collaboration, accommodation, and compromise strategies produce relatively better outcomes for both family and business. A competitive strategy results in relatively negative outcomes for both business and family. High levels of collaboration contribute to positive outcomes for both family and business, and high levels of compromise and accommodation contribute to positive family outcomes. Based on a comparison of means, this paper identifies conflict management profiles for achieving positive outcomes for both business and family.

scholarly journals Conflict management in family businesses

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Caputo ◽  
Giacomo Marzi ◽  
Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini ◽  
Riccardo Rialti
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to map the intellectual structure of the field of conflict management and the field of family business to the investigation of conflicts in family firms, with the aim of contributing to the further integration of knowledge between the two fields.Design/methodology/approachFamily conflicts and work–family balance issues also received a lot of attention, yet studies in conflict management still seem to overlook a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses. Conflict is a major aspect of family businesses, which differs highly from non-family businesses, and offers an important research avenue for conflict management scholars to contribute to the investigation of major characteristics of organisations that constitute a large part of the value created in the world.FindingsThe results of a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review show that studies concerning conflict in family business aggregate around three clusters: organisational conflicts; firm growth and conflicts; and family control, performance and conflicts. An interpretative framework is also developed to interpret how antecedents, conflicts and growth dynamics in family business influence performances. Findings show how family conflicts and work–family balance issues received a lot of attention, yet studies in conflict management still seem to miss a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the field of conflict management and family business by providing a systematic analysis of knowledge and family firms. This paper can be a starting point for researchers interested in understanding how conflicts affect family businesses.

Conflict Management in Kashmir

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management
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