Close Coupling in Work-Family Relationships: Making and Implementing Decisions in a New Family Business and at Home

1991 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan W. Wicker ◽  
Kim A. Burley
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Close Coupling ◽  
New Family ◽  
Work Family ◽  
At Home

Family Business and Family Change: Individual Autonomy, Democratization, and the New Family Business Institutions

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gilding
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
New Family ◽  
Australian Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject

The renewed attention to family business in western societies is usually attributed to a past lack of attention to the subject because of its private character and to the resurgence of family business in the context of economic restructuring. This paper argues that there is a third reason for the renewed attention to family business, namely, the changing character of the family institution. In particular, there are broad trends toward the pursuit of individual autonomy and democratization in family relationships. A qualitative study of high-wealth stakeholders in Australian family businesses found that the principles of individual autonomy and democratization presented challenges for family business solidarity and continuity. These challenges gave rise to new family business institutions designed to facilitate communication and trust. These institutions are at the center of the renewed attention to family business in western societies.

scholarly journals Work-Life Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312098285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Schieman ◽  
Philip J. Badawy ◽  
Melissa A. Milkie ◽  
Alex Bierman
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Work ◽  
Work Life Conflict ◽  
At Home

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic upended work, family, and social life. These massive changes may have created shifts in exposure to work-life conflict. Using a national survey that followed Canadian workers from September 2019 into April and June 2020, the authors find that work-life conflict decreased among those with no children at home. In contrast, for those with children at home, the patterns depended on age of youngest child. Among individuals with children younger than 6 or between 6 and 12, no decreases in work-life conflict were observed. In contrast, those with teenagers did not differ from the child-free. Although these patterns did not significantly differ by gender, they were amplified among individuals with high work-home integration. These findings suggest an overall pattern of reduced work-life conflict during the pandemic—but also that these shifts were circumscribed by age of youngest child at home and the degree of work-home integration.

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.

Mental Health in the Family Business: A Conceptual Model and a Research Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Miller ◽  
Johan Wiklund ◽  
Wei Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Abcx Model

Mental health issues are affecting not only families worldwide but also numerous family businesses. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the uniqueness of the family business may be a double-edged sword generating both benefits and drawbacks for business families dealing with mental disorders. Building on the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective of family business, the ABCX model of family coping, and work–family interface literature, we develop a theoretical model to suggest how MDs interact with family and family business resources to influence the dynamics between families and their firms, and the outcomes from those dynamics. A research agenda is then proposed.

scholarly journals The Mother’s Perspective: Factors Considered When Choosing to Enter a Stay-at-Home Father and Working Mother Relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1260-1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassie Rushing ◽  
Misti Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Working Mother ◽  
Biological Children ◽  
Decision Making Factors ◽  
Cost Benefit Ratio ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Cost ◽  
At Home

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the decision-making factors of entering a stay-at-home father and working mother relationship based on the mother’s perspective. A total of 20 married, heterosexual, working mothers with biological children aged 1 to 4 years were asked questions regarding how they decided to enter a stay-at-home father and working mother relationship as well as contributing factors to this decision. The findings presented in this article were part of a larger study that examined mothers’ overall perspectives of the working mother stay-at-home father dynamics. The themes that emerged regarding how the decision was made to enter this kind of relationship were creating a work–family life balance, utilizing the cost-benefit ratio, and applying personality/trait strengths.

Enhancing Work—Family Balance Research in Family Businesses

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Stafford ◽  
Michael J. Tews
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Family Research ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Integrate Research

Rothausen thoroughly reviews the literature on work—family balance in traditional workplaces and provides a useful framework for determining a healthy balance between work and family in a family business context. This article addresses Rothausen’s contributions to enhancing work—family research in family businesses, and it specifies areas for further research using a fit model. Work family scholars have the potential to integrate research in economics, sociology, and psychology and so help form interdisciplinary teams to conduct research on family businesses.

Successor Attributes in Indian and Canadian Family Firms: A Comparative Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramodita Sharma ◽  
A. Srinivas Rao
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family Firm ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Past Performance ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Firm Owners

This study replicates the Chrisman, Chua, Sharma 1998 Canadian study in the Indian context. Using data from 43 Indian family firms, this study compares the successor attributes that Indian and Canadian family business owners consider most important. Despite significant differences in norms and culture prevalent in these two countries, results of this comparative study indicate that both sets of family firm owners rate integrity and commitment to the business as the two most important attributes of a successor. However, compared to Canadian family firm owners, Indian owners rate blood and family relationships higher. Canadian respondents, on the other hand, rate interpersonal skills, past performance, and experience higher.

Employee Work-family Role Boundary Management in the Family Business

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 10946
Author(s):  
Matthew Michael Piszczek ◽  
Sarah E. DeArmond ◽  
Dale M Feinauer
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Role Boundary ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family

Family relationships for self-care-dependent older people at home

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Kodama ◽  
Yuko Suda ◽  
Ryutaro Takahashi ◽  
Masanori Nishimura ◽  
Yuji Izumo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Self Care ◽  
At Home

Family Business Centers: An Interview with Paul I. Karofsky

1994 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Mills
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
University Center ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Family

Across the United States, more than forty family business centers have been founded. Today, new family business centers are being established every year through the concerted efforts of educators and service providers in the family business arena. This interview is an attempt to provide a cross-sectional view of the establishment and operations of a family business center. The Northeastern University Center for Family Business is directed by Paul I. Karofsky and was founded in 1991.

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