Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kotlar, J. and De Massis, A. (2013), Goal Setting in Family Firms: Goal Diversity, Social Interactions, and Collective Commitment to Family-Centered Goals. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37: 1263–1288. doi: 10.1111/etap.12065 which has been published in final form at 10.1111/etap.12065 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Goal setting in family firms
T2 - goal diversity, social interactions, and collective commitment to family-centered goals
AU - Kotlar, Josip
AU - De Massis, Alfredo
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kotlar, J. and De Massis, A. (2013), Goal Setting in Family Firms: Goal Diversity, Social Interactions, and Collective Commitment to Family-Centered Goals. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37: 1263–1288. doi: 10.1111/etap.12065 which has been published in final form at 10.1111/etap.12065 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Goal setting in family firms is very complex due to the interplay between family and business systems. However, this topic is largely overlooked in family business research. In this qualitative study of goals and goal formulation processes among 76 organizational members across 19 family firms, we identify goal diversity as a direct consequence of the overlap between the family, ownership, and business systems. We found that goal diversity is expressed more strongly in the proximity of generational transitions, triggering social interaction processes through which organizational members contrast their goals. Our findings suggest that different types of social interactions lead to different behaviors, with familial social interactions being more effective than professional social interactions in managing goal diversity toward the formation of collective commitment to family-centered goals.
AB - Goal setting in family firms is very complex due to the interplay between family and business systems. However, this topic is largely overlooked in family business research. In this qualitative study of goals and goal formulation processes among 76 organizational members across 19 family firms, we identify goal diversity as a direct consequence of the overlap between the family, ownership, and business systems. We found that goal diversity is expressed more strongly in the proximity of generational transitions, triggering social interaction processes through which organizational members contrast their goals. Our findings suggest that different types of social interactions lead to different behaviors, with familial social interactions being more effective than professional social interactions in managing goal diversity toward the formation of collective commitment to family-centered goals.
U2 - 10.1111/etap.12065
DO - 10.1111/etap.12065
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 1263
EP - 1288
JO - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
SN - 1042-2587
IS - 6
ER -