Business, Enterprise & Management
Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/5
Browse
12 results
Search Results
Item Human determinants influencing the digital transformation strategy of multigenerational family businesses: A multiple-case study of five French growth-oriented family firms(Emerald, 2021-05-14) Ano, Blandine; Bent, RichardPurpose In a context of technological disruption, companies face a digital imperative to adopt successfully emerging new technologies. While family firms have a huge potential for growth and innovation, they may – due to idiosyncratic but often limited resources, have to address the complex challenges induced by digital technologies introduction. The purpose of this paper is to explore how human and cultural resources influence the formulation and implementation of five French family firms' digital strategy.Item Extending cross-gender succession theories: Mother–son succession in family business(Emerald, 2018-12-10) Seaman, Claire; Ross, Susanne; Bent, Richard; Higgins, David; Jones, Paul; McGowan, PauricThe importance of succession in family business is well documented and there is general agreement that successful succession represents a key factor in the success or otherwise of individual businesses owned and run by families. The importance of gender in family business succession is a much more recent topic, where initial work has focussed very much on the increasing tendency for women to take on the family business as a successor. Far less research, however, considers the scenario where a female leader passes on the business, whether that takes the form of family succession, a new leader from out with the family or indeed business sale. This dearth of research is not entirely surprising: whilst female leaders in a family business context are not new, their numbers have been relatively small and often mediated through the lens of co-preneurship with a male partner. As women increasingly succeed to and found family businesses however, the gender dimension within family business succession develops and the research response forms the basis for this chapter.Item Seduced into the Family Business: editorial(Emerald, 2010) Seaman, Claire; Graham, Stuart; Bent, RichardItem Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be: a micro-level examination of retail exchange(2009) Pretious, Mike; Bent, Richard; Seaman, ClaireItem Selling the Family Name? Family Businesses, Retail and Branding(2015) Seaman, Claire; Bent, RichardItem Family Business Ancestries(2014) Seaman, Claire; Bent, Richard; di Belmonte, S.Item The role of family values in the integrity of family business(Routledge, 2017-07-06) Seaman, Claire; Bent, Richard; Orlitzky, Marc; Manjit, MongaThis chapter proposes that the combined influence of a number of different family members may contribute to the development of business integrity and would usefully merit further research. Family businesses form a cornerstone of the economies of most developed countries and appear to provide a degree of community and social stability. The importance of business integrity is relatively widely acknowledged and indeed has generated a certain media profile in recent years, defining business integrity has provoked some debate. Family business values initially received scant attention in family business research that, in its early stages, focused heavily on economic contribution, definitional challenges, and the interactional systems between the family and the business. The initial modeling work carried out by Patrick and Quinn regarded business integrity as an intangible strategic asset, viewing the integrity capacity as part of the process for continual process alignment that achieves balanced judgment.Item "Blind we are, if creation of this clone army we could not see." George Lucas(2008-09-11) Bent, Richard; Seaman, Claire; Graham, Stuart; Silva, MauricioThe 'decline' and 'cloning' of the traditional high street coupled with the demise of the 'small' retailer is often cited as a negative aspect of modern society and even regarded as a causal factor supporting many of societies current ills. This paper challenges that assertion, arguing that our view of the traditional high street is often seen through 'rose tinted spectacles' and that in order to improve and proceed we should question the 'traditional' view of the independent high street operator. The paper argues that in order for the high street to develop and provide new and innovative outlets amongst the large scale chains a better form of knowledge transfer, business development and support needs to be developed. The team firstly look at the process of knowledge transfer within the small and often family run business environment. It then introduces the Edinburgh Hedge Model which is designed to illustrate the barriers and issues to engagement and business development from the process of transferring knowledge and learning to and from the independent/small business. The paper concludes by considering suggestions for further developments that would support and improve engagement, enhancing the business/high street proposition and the development of strong sustainable and varied businesses.Item Staff motivation in small food manufacturing enterprises (2): the perceptions of owners and managers(Emerald, 2000) Bent, Richard; Seaman, Claire; Ingram, Arthur; Forbes, ClaireEarlier work examined the factors that affected staff motivation and satisfaction in small food businesses, focusing on staff whose roles did not include overall responsibility for the firm. As part of this work, 38 small food processing and manufacturing companies in Scotland were recruited and data collected using interviews and questionnaires. In order to examine the topic in greater detail and to offer a more complete perspective, the owners and/or managers of the 38 firms were interviewed and the results presented here as a contrast. Results highlighted differences in perception between the owner/managers and those staff who took part in the earlier data collection.Item Staff motivation in small food manufacturing enterprises(MCB UP Ltd, 1999) Bent, Richard; Seaman, Claire; Ingram, ArthurExamines the factors which affect staff motivation and satisfaction in small food businesses. Explores previous theories of motivation. Thirty-eight small food processing and manufacturing companies in Scotland formed the sample. Interviews and open-ended semistructured questionnaires were employed in the research. Results emphasise the importance of the management style of the owner/manager particularly when it comes to factors such as ``lack of appreciation'', ``poor communication'' and ``training''.