Autori: Argiolas, Giuseppe, Floris, Michela, Asi, Aiza
Titolo: The intersection of spirituality and succession in family firms: a systematic literature review and research agenda
Periodico: Sinergie
Anno: 2022 - Volume: 40 - Fascicolo: 118 - Pagina iniziale: 109 - Pagina finale: 146

Frame of Research. This paper presents a systematic review of existing research on the role of spirituality and values in the succession process of family businesses. Objectives. The aim of this paper is to identify the potential interplay between spirituality and succession in family firms and uncover the main streams of research from which to build the future agenda. Methodology. The researchers perform a systematic literature review (SLR), retrieving 115 scholarly articles published in the last 30 years from Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. Findings. The results reveal five main themes synthesizing the content of the sampled articles, indicating that the values derived from authentic spiritual adherence serve as a means of strategizing regarding succession. Finally, this study identifies a rich research agenda. Practical implications. Mapping the literature across family firms’ spirituality and succession offers a novel perspective for family business owners and practitioners, shedding light on why family firms recognize spirituality at work or not, what firms mean by this spirituality, and how family firms make use of spirituality without instrumentalizing it. Limitations of the research. The main drawback of this project is that the examined literature is not exhaustive because it is based on only two databases and focused exclusively on articles. Future research can consult other databases and combine them to obtain a more inclusive dataset. Originality. This paper provides the first systematic literature review regarding spirituality in family business studies while investigating how it intersects with the problematic issue of succession.




SICI: 0393-5108(2022)40:118<109:TIOSAS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Testo completo: https://ojs.sijm.it/index.php/sinergie/article/view/1211/408

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