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Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession: antecedents and effects on intentions

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Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession: antecedents and effects on intentions. / De Massis, Alfredo; Sieger, Philipp; Vismara, Silvio et al.
In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Vol. 2013, 01.2013, p. 1-6.

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De Massis, A, Sieger, P, Vismara, S & Chua, J 2013, 'Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession: antecedents and effects on intentions', Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, vol. 2013, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2013.105

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De Massis, A., Sieger, P., Vismara, S., & Chua, J. (2013). Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession: antecedents and effects on intentions. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2013, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2013.105

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De Massis A, Sieger P, Vismara S, Chua J. Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession: antecedents and effects on intentions. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2013 Jan;2013:1-6. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2013.105

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De Massis, Alfredo ; Sieger, Philipp ; Vismara, Silvio et al. / Family firm incumbent’s attitude toward intra-family succession : antecedents and effects on intentions. In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2013 ; Vol. 2013. pp. 1-6.

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abstract = "Research shows that intention for intra-family succession is an important determinant of family firm behavior. To provide a systematic analysis of the antecedents of such intention, we use the theory of planned behavior to model the incumbent leader{\textquoteright}s attitude toward intra-family succession because that particular attitude is idiosyncratic to family firms. Empirical tests using a sample of 271 Italian incumbent leaders of family firms show that, as predicted by planned behavior theory, attitude and self-efficacy are significant predictors of intention. They show further that attitude is affected by the number of children, emotional attachment, and need for control.",
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