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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Role Of Family Willingness And Family Ability In Achieving Holistic Digitalisation In Family Businesses

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  • ANNE K. HEIDER

    (Witten/Herdecke University, Witten Institute for Family Business, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 48, 58448 Witten, Germany)

  • THOMAS CLAUSS

    (Witten/Herdecke University, Witten Institute for Family Business, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 48, 58448 Witten, Germany)

  • MARCEL HÃœLSBECK

    (Witten/Herdecke University, Witten Institute for Family Business, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 48, 58448 Witten, Germany)

  • MAIKE GERKEN

    (Witten/Herdecke University, Witten Institute for Family Business, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 48, 58448 Witten, Germany)

  • TOM A. RÃœSEN

    (Witten/Herdecke University, Witten Institute for Family Business, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 48, 58448 Witten, Germany)

Abstract

Recently, studies have highlighted the importance of a holistic digitalisation that incorporates process digitalisation, product digitalisation as well as digital transformation involving redefinitions of business models and organisational identities. Whereas previous studies either aimed for generalisability across firms, or investigated digital transformation projects in particular industries, only very few studies investigated the particularities of family businesses (i.e., family influence) in the digitalisation context. Based on a unique dataset of 164 German family firms, our study sheds light on the role of family ability and family willingness for holistic digitalisation. Our results show that product digitalisation is statistically independent from family influence. Whereas process digitalisation benefits only from family ability, digital tranformation is bound to the families’ willingness to pursue the transformation.

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  • Anne K. Heider & Thomas Clauss & Marcel Hãœlsbeck & Maike Gerken & Tom A. Rãœsen, 2022. "Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Role Of Family Willingness And Family Ability In Achieving Holistic Digitalisation In Family Businesses," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 26(03), pages 1-29, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:26:y:2022:i:03:n:s1363919622400096
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919622400096
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