Final published version
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Review article › peer-review
<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 1/03/2020 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Family Business Review |
Issue number | 1 |
Volume | 33 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Pages (from-to) | 90-113 |
Publication Status | Published |
Early online date | 9/12/19 |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
This review examines how family businesses manage family-related conflicts that occur at three interfaces: family-business, family-ownership, and family-business-ownership. We find that work-family conflicts, conflicts of interest, and relationship conflicts are prevalent family-related conflicts. Four conflict management strategies are frequently used to deal with these conflicts: vacillation, domination, separation, and third-party intervention. The popularity of these strategies is influenced by some unique characteristics of family businesses, such as high emotional attachment among family members. By integrating insights from the broader conflict research, paradox and dialectic studies, we develop a research agenda targeted at better connecting family-related conflicts to conflict management strategies.