Family climate influences next-generation family business leader effectiveness and work engagement.

ABSTRACT: Effective next-generation leadership is central to the multi-generational survival of family businesses. This study of 100 next-generation family business leaders found that business-owning families that openly express their opinions, take time to listen to each other, and squarely address difficult issues positively influence the development of the emotional and social intelligence competencies in next-generation family leaders that drive their leadership effectiveness. That kind of open and transparent communication in the family also makes it more likely next-generation leaders will be held accountable for their leadership performance by others, which increases the degree to which they are positively engaged with their work in the family firm. On the other hand, the results suggest that

SUBMITTER: Miller SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10307980 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature