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Anointed or appointed? Father-daughter succession within the family business.

McAdam, Maura orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2203-5485, Brophy, Martina and Harrison, Richard orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0154-0039 (2020) Anointed or appointed? Father-daughter succession within the family business. International Small Business Journal, 39 (6). pp. 576-600. ISSN 0266-2426

Abstract
With the focus on events and outcomes shaping most of the existing family business research on intra-family succession, the subtleties of the incumbent-successor relationship and the dynamic nature of succession as a process of becoming is somewhat neglected. In particular, we have limited understanding of how successor identities are constructed as legitimate between incumbent and successor during father-daughter succession. This article addresses this gap in understanding by exploring how the daughter successor engages in identity work with the father incumbent during the process of succession and the role of father-daughter gendered relations in shaping her successor identity. Using a two-stage research design strategy, we draw upon empirical evidence derived from 14 individual and joint semi-structured interviews to present a narrative analysis of five father-daughter dyads. In so doing, we unveil how the daughter’s successor identity was co-constructed as legitimate and how father-daughter gendered relations influenced this process. Although daughters rely on certain father-daughter relations (preparation, endorsement and osmotic credibility) for legitimacy, they also need to develop independently from their father in order to heighten their own visibility and establish credibility.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:succession; successor identity; identity work; gender
Subjects:Business > Family Business
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Family Business
Publisher:Sage
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242620948349
Copyright Information:© 2020 SAGE
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:24855
Deposited On:28 Sep 2020 12:46 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 09 Mar 2024 10:26
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