McAdam, Maura ORCID: 0000-0003-2203-5485, Clinton, Eric ORCID: 0000-0002-3888-8194, Gartner, William ORCID: 0000-0002-5863-9988 and Hamilton, Ellie (2024) How family business practices are created, maintained, and transformed across generations from a community of practice lens. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development . ISSN 0898-5626
Abstract
We conceptualize the family business as a community of practice to advance an understanding of how individuals involved in family businesses collectively learn about family practices and how such practices are created, maintained, and transformed across generations. We utilize an in-depth case study of an 86-year-old family business, spanning three generations, drawing upon 50 interviews, 673 archival documents, and 25 observational instances across a fourteen year period. Our findings reveal how practices are transferred across generations to family and non-family members, redefining how we view “family business” based on shared practices.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Community of practice; family business; family business practices; non-family; time and space; case study |
Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School Research Institutes and Centres > National Centre for Family Business |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/08985... |
Copyright Information: | © 2024 Taylor & Francis |
ID Code: | 29733 |
Deposited On: | 08 Apr 2024 13:56 by Maura Mcadam . Last Modified 08 Apr 2024 13:58 |
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