Examining Family Firm Succession From a Social Exchange Perspective: A Multiphase, Multistakeholder Review. (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Daspit, Joshua J.; Holt, Daniel T.; Chrisman, James J.; Long, Rebecca G.
• Is Part Of: Family business review. Volume 29:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 44
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: family firm -- succession -- social exchange -- review; Family-owned business enterprises -- United States -- Periodicals; Home labor -- United States -- Periodicals; Small business -- United States -- Periodicals; New business enterprises -- United States -- Periodicals; 658.045
• DOI: 10.1177/0894486515599688
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-4865

Abstract

We use a social exchange perspective to review family firm succession literature owing to its fit with the multiphase, multistakeholder nature of the process. We searched the history of 34 journals, finding 88 published or forthcoming articles that quantitatively examined succession. We consider the primary phases of the management succession process (ground rules, successor development, and transition) and the relevant stakeholder exchanges occurring during each phase, including exchanges between incumbents and successors, within family boundaries, and across family boundaries. We contribute to the family firm succession literature by identifying how a social exchange perspective can help guide future research.