A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business

With the research on succession issues in Chinese family businesses, successor factors have been constantly mentioned, but early research on successors in Chinese family businesses was limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to focus on successors and conduct a thematic review and analysis...

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Main Authors: Meng, Meng, Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza, Abdullah, Haslinda, Zairul, Mohd
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106816/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/20337/A-Thematic-Review-on-Successor-Development-in-Chinese-Family-Business
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1068162024-09-26T07:12:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106816/ A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business Meng, Meng Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza Abdullah, Haslinda Zairul, Mohd With the research on succession issues in Chinese family businesses, successor factors have been constantly mentioned, but early research on successors in Chinese family businesses was limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to focus on successors and conduct a thematic review and analysis of research on succession in Chinese family businesses, and to explore how to correctly identify, train and prepare successors in family businesses. Data for this study were collected through thematic review analysis of 25 publications from 2014 to 2023 using ATLAS.ti 8 as a tool. The analysis revealed five central themes. The results show that founders usually choose their own children to succeed; in addition to subjective consciousness, the founder's decision-making is also affected by the system, environment, culture, etc.; the development of successors should consider aspects such as innovation ability, academic qualifications, experience, and social relationships. This review will provide new insights into the study of successors in Chinese family businesses. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-12-23 Article PeerReviewed Meng, Meng and Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza and Abdullah, Haslinda and Zairul, Mohd (2023) A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (12). pp. 4862-4880. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/20337/A-Thematic-Review-on-Successor-Development-in-Chinese-Family-Business 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i12/20337
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description With the research on succession issues in Chinese family businesses, successor factors have been constantly mentioned, but early research on successors in Chinese family businesses was limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to focus on successors and conduct a thematic review and analysis of research on succession in Chinese family businesses, and to explore how to correctly identify, train and prepare successors in family businesses. Data for this study were collected through thematic review analysis of 25 publications from 2014 to 2023 using ATLAS.ti 8 as a tool. The analysis revealed five central themes. The results show that founders usually choose their own children to succeed; in addition to subjective consciousness, the founder's decision-making is also affected by the system, environment, culture, etc.; the development of successors should consider aspects such as innovation ability, academic qualifications, experience, and social relationships. This review will provide new insights into the study of successors in Chinese family businesses.
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author Meng, Meng
Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza
Abdullah, Haslinda
Zairul, Mohd
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Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza
Abdullah, Haslinda
Zairul, Mohd
A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
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Abdul Wahat, Nor Wahiza
Abdullah, Haslinda
Zairul, Mohd
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title A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
title_short A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
title_full A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
title_fullStr A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
title_full_unstemmed A thematic review on successor development in Chinese family business
title_sort thematic review on successor development in chinese family business
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106816/
https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/20337/A-Thematic-Review-on-Successor-Development-in-Chinese-Family-Business
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