Toward an Integrative Model of Effective FOB Succession

By Isabelle Le Breton-Miller, Danny Miller, Lloyd Steier. 2004

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Subfields: Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Stewardship vs. Stagnation: An Empirical Comparison of Small Family and Non‐Family Businesses* (2007, background): “Again, family conflicts are seen as another obstacle to FOB longevity (Bergstrom, 1989; Lansberg, 1999; Le Breton-Miller et al., 2004; Sharma, 2004).”
Incumbents’ Attitude Toward Intrafamily Succession (2016, background): “…affect her or his attitude toward IFS, we also contribute to prior works arguing that the succession process is influenced by characteristics of the individuals involved (Churchill & Hatten, 1987; Handler, 1990; Le Breton-Miller et al., 2004; Long & Chrisman, 2014; Rubenson & Gupta, 1996).”
CEO Succession Mechanisms, Organizational Context, and Performance: A Socio‐Emotional Wealth Perspective on Family‐Controlled Firms (2014, background): “…firm researchers have pointed out that careful succession planning is essential for a smooth transfer of the CEO position (Kets de Vries, 1993; Le Breton-Miller et al., 2004), also because this socialization process leads to a more in-depth understanding of the importance of the family’s SEW…”
Parental role models and the decision to become self-employed: The moderating effect of personality (2012, background): “However, most studies in the family business literature focus on the parents (e.g., age or gender) (Le Breton-Miller et al. 2004; Marshall et al. 2006; Davis and Harveston 1998) but neglect characteristics of the next generation.”
Empirics in Family Business Research (2016, positive): “, succession, governance) that serve as a foundation for the field (Litz et al., 2012). While we did not find any significant change in qualitative studies over time in FBR, we do wish to note that qualitative studies represent a key method for researchers to not only answer important research quest”
The relationship among family business, corporate governance and firm performance: Evidence from the Mexican stock exchange (2012, background): “Le Breton-Miller, Miller, and Steier (2004) do not explicitly define a family firm, but they assume that in this type of firm leadership will pass from one family member to another during the succession”
Should I stay or should I go? Career choice intentions of students with family business background (2011, background): “Despite that, little is known about this topic, and even less about the motives of potential successors (e.g., Le Breton-Miller et al., 2004; Chrisman et al., 2005; Sharma and Irving, 2005).”
From Longevity of Firms to Transgenerational Entrepreneurship of Families (2012, background): “Smith and Lewis (2011) is useful for our purpose.”
Family‐Owned Business Succession: The Influence of Pre‐performance in the Nomination of Family and Nonfamily Members: Evidence from Spanish Firms (2010, background): “In the context of family-owned businesses1 (FOBs), the ability to ensure competent family leadership across the generations may be even more complex (Ayres 1990; Le Breton-Miller, Miller, and Steier 2004).”