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Daughters’ self-positioning in family business succession: A narrative inquiry

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  • Mussolino, Donata
  • Cicellin, Mariavittoria
  • Pezzillo Iacono, Mario
  • Consiglio, Stefano
  • Martinez, Marcello

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This article aims to analyze how female successors describe their self-positioning in male-dominated family businesses, once the succession process from father/predecessor to daughter/successor has occurred. Using a narrative approach, we investigated the construction of the self as close to or distant from the father−s leadership style and whether the daughter−s leadership succession was accepted by or imposed on employees of the firm. The four stories that illustrate the process of self-positioning improve our understanding of female successors− subjectivity in developing historically-situated narratives. We identify different pathways by which the daughters constructed their route to self-positioning in their family firms, strengthening the idea of gender as a process embedded in social relationships.

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  • Mussolino, Donata & Cicellin, Mariavittoria & Pezzillo Iacono, Mario & Consiglio, Stefano & Martinez, Marcello, 2019. "Daughters’ self-positioning in family business succession: A narrative inquiry," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 72-86.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:fambus:v:10:y:2019:i:2:p:72-86
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2019.01.003
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