Decreasing the effects of relationship conflict on Family businesses: The moderating role of Family climate

Autor(en)
Lavinia Nosé, Christian Korunka, Hermann Frank, Sharon M. Danes
Abstrakt

The study examines how family climate counteracts the constraints in the business system created by relationship conflict that is known to negatively affect business outcomes (firm satisfaction and firm performance). Cross-sectional self-reported data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 392 Austrian family businesses. The core tenet of sustainable family business theory provided the theoretical underpinnings for the study’s hypotheses. Family climate includes measures of cohesion, adaptability, and open communication. Results demonstrate the negative effects of relationship conflict on firm satisfaction and firm performance. Adaptability was significantly related to firm performance. Cohesion and adaptability moderated the negative effect of relationship conflict on firm satisfaction; adaptability moderated the negative effect of relationship conflict on firm performance.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialpsychologie
Externe Organisation(en)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU)
Journal
Journal of Family Issues
Band
38
Seiten
25-51
Anzahl der Seiten
27
ISSN
0192-513X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X15573869
Publikationsdatum
01-2017
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501003 Arbeitspsychologie, 501015 Organisationspsychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e598e278-64ff-4e32-852e-0536265fe00c