Thomas Zellweger
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  • Publication
    The Determinants of Family Owner Manager's Affective Organizational Commitment
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-07)
    Memili, Esra
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    Zellweger, Thomas orcid-logo
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    Fang, Hanqing Chevy
    Affective organizational commitment is an important predictor of the willingness to contribute to organizational goals and is of particular relevance to family firms, as these firms often rely on long-term involvement of family members through transgenerational succession. Drawing on organizational commitment and ownership attachment theories, we probe the influence of family firm dynamics (i.e. family harmony and relationship conflict) on work-family conflict and family owner-managers' ownership attachment, which in turn impact affective organizational commitment. Based on a study of 326 family firms, we introduce ownership attachment as an important antecedent to affective organizational commitment. We find that ownership attachment is positively affected by both family harmony and work-family conflict, whereby work-family conflict is influenced by relationship conflict. We also find that work-family conflict affects ownership attachment.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Family Relations
    Volume: 62
    Issue: 3
    DOI: 10.1111/fare.12015
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/89034
    Scopus© Citations 39
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    The Link Between Family Firm Dynamics, Image and Firm Performance
    (SMS Strategic Management Society, 2011-11-06)
    Memili, Esra
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    Kellermanns, Franz W.
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    Eddleston, Kimberley H.
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    Zellweger, Thomas orcid-logo
    In this study, we draw upon organizational identity theory to examine factors that lead to the creation of family firm image and investigate how a family firm image impacts firm performance. We find that family firm pride, community social ties, and long-term orientation are positively associated with the likelihood that a firm portrays itself as a family business to consumers and stakeholders. In turn, we find that a family firm image benefits firm performance. Thus, our study demonstrates that by building a family firm image the unique family influences on the firm can be leveraged to create a competitive advantage for family firms.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/93265
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    Corporate Entrepreneurship and Image in Family Firms
    (Academy of Management, 2009-08-11)
    Memili, Esra
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    Eddleston, Kimberley H.
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    Zellweger, Thomas orcid-logo
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    Kellermanns, Franz W.
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    Barnett, Tim
    The impact of family ownership and family expectations on corporate entrepreneurship and family firm image has been underresearched. Drawing on corporate entrepreneurship and organizational identity theories, we develop a model linking family ownership and expectations, corporate entrepreneurship, and image in family firms. We also suggest that corporate entrepreneurship and image can lead to growth in family firms. We test the model on a sample of 163 Swiss family firms. Our most important findings are that family expectations have direct influence on both corporate entrepreneurship and image and that both corporate entrepreneurship and image are associated with growth in family firms.
    Type: conference paper
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/75690