Resilience in Family Businesses: A Systematic Literature Review

Yasin Yilmaz, Sebastian Raetze, Julia de Groote, Nadine Kammerlander

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Abstract

Resilience attracts increasing attention across scientific domains, particularly in the context of family businesses, for which the ability to navigate adversity is pivotal for transgenerational success. This systematic literature review investigates 87 publications on organizational resilience in family businesses. Our analysis highlights four distinctive themes of family business resilience: (1) defining family business resilience, (2) long-term orientation and family values, (3) resource and capability endowments, and (4) demonstration of resilience and learning. We contribute to family business research by providing a novel framework and integrated definition, accompanied by a future research agenda.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-88
Number of pages29
JournalFamily Business Review
Volume37
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024

Fields of science

  • 502 Economics
  • 502026 Human resource management
  • 502015 Innovation management
  • 502043 Business consultancy

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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