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Treuhändermentalität in Unternehmerfamilien als Doing Business Family. Eine empirische Studie zum Prozess der Herstellung von Familiarität und Transgenerationalität

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  • Fabian Simons
  • Tobias Köllner
  • Heiko Kleve

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Eine zentrale Diskussion in der Forschung zu Fami­lienunternehmen dreht sich um die Frage, wie es Unternehmerfamilien gelingt, das transgenerationale Unternehmertum zu erhalten und das Familienunternehmen an die jeweils nächste Generation weiterzugeben. Besonders alte und großzahlige, mithin dynastische Unternehmerfamilien spielen für diese Forschungen eine bedeutende Rolle. Denn die transgenerationale Fortführung ist erklärungsbedürftig, da die Motivation der Gesellschafter, ihren Unternehmensanteil zu halten, aufgrund einer schwindenden Familiarität zu erodieren droht. Dieser Beitrag zeigt auf, wie mithilfe von Prozessen, insbesondere der Treuhändermentalität, Anreize geschaffen werden, dass die Gesellschafter ihren Anteil halten, pflegen und an die nächste Generation weitergeben. Als Erklärrahmen dafür wird eine Theorie der Unternehmerfamilie genutzt, welche an die aus der Soziologie kommende Theorie des Doing Family anschließt. Trans-Abstract: An important discussion in research on family businesses revolves around the explanation of how business families succeed in continuing the business family and the family business in the next generation. These old and large, so-called dynastic business families, play a significant role in these considerations. The transgenerational continuation needs an explanation, because the motivation of the shareholders to keep their share in the company is constantly threatened. This paper refers to recent discussions on the family in the social sciences and uses an application for the business family. It shows how the transgenerational orientation of the business family can be understood as the result of processes of Doing Family. This involves several social practices, which help to create an incentive so that shareholders hold, maintain, and pass on their shares to the next generation. Herewith we contribute to a better understanding of transgenerational orientation in the business family by inbound theorizing and application to old and large business families in Germany.

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  • Fabian Simons & Tobias Köllner & Heiko Kleve, 2023. "Treuhändermentalität in Unternehmerfamilien als Doing Business Family. Eine empirische Studie zum Prozess der Herstellung von Familiarität und Transgenerationalität," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 71(1), pages 61-88.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v71_y2023_i1_q1_p61-88
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.71.1.61
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