Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2013
Abstract
In this study, we explore the possibility of reproducing family business characteristics in the professional context of a non-family organization and analyze the behavioral manifestations of this application. Drawing upon discussions in the family therapy, organizational behavior and family business literatures, we identify cohesion and flexibility as the two primary dimensions of the family metaphor. We build on illustrative cases of three sports teams to explore these dimensions in a non-family business setting. Our exploratory analysis of these cases reveals the existence of family features and extends our understanding of these features beyond family businesses.
Keywords
family features, family metaphor, non-family firms, pseudo-family, sports teams
Discipline
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Entrepreneurship Research Journal
Volume
3
Issue
3
First Page
391
Last Page
424
ISSN
2157-5665
Identifier
10.1515/erj-2012-0018
Publisher
De Gruyter
Embargo Period
7-1-2014
Citation
MICHAEL-TSABARI, Nava and TAN, Wee Liang.
Exploring Family Features in Non-Family Organizations: The Family Metaphor and its Behavioral Manifestations. (2013). Entrepreneurship Research Journal. 3, (3), 391-424.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3515
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2012-0018
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