Behavioral integration as a relational governance mechanism in family firms : the moderating role of family involvement in management
- In this paper we introduce behavioral integration, a construct established in top management team (TMT) research, into the family firm field. TMT research argues that behavioral integration has a positive performance effect as it fosters commitment to the task at hand, joint goals, and mutual trust among TMT members. Because of these specific characteristics, we argue that behavioral integration might act as a relational governance mechanism that positively influences family firm performance. Based on research on family iolvement in management, we posit that this positive performance effect of behavioral integration as a relational governance mechanism is particularly pronounced in family firms with a high degree of family iolvement in management.
| Document Type: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Author: | Torsten WulfORCiD |
| Center: | Center for Strategy and Scenario Planning (CSSP) |
| URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsbm.12325/full |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12325 |
| Parent Title (English): | Journal of Small Business Management |
| ISSN: | 0047-2778 |
| Volume: | 57 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2017/02/01 |
| First Page: | 801 |
| Last Page: | 819 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2019/07/01 |
| Tag: | Behavioral integration; Family firms; Top management teams |
| Content Focus: | Academic Audience |
| Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
| Rankings: | AJG Ranking / 3 |
| VHB Ranking / B | |
| SJR Ranking / Q1 | |
| Sustainable Development Goals: | Decent work and economic growth |
| Licence (German): |  Urheberrechtlich geschützt |