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This study examines how gender, family ties, education, and experience influence the acceptance of successors in family businesses and their impact on strategic performance.

April 23, 2026Journal of strategy and management

Successor selection and strategic performance in family businesses: the influence of gender, family ties, education, and experience

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OOOzlem Ozdemir SNSree Lekshmi Sreekumaran Nair JLJonathan Liu

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Qualitative study explores successor acceptance in family businesses, highlighting gender and educational factors.

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This study examines how gender, family ties, education, and experience influence the acceptance of successors in family businesses and their impact on strategic performance.
Qualitative, interpretive research design utilizing semi-structured online interviews.
Sample of 52 employees from family businesses across eight countries, focusing on diverse gender, education, and experience.
Thematic analysis employing a hybrid inductive–deductive approach with coding facilitated by NVivo software.
Employees prioritize education and experience in evaluating successors over kinship.
Female successors gain acceptance when they possess advanced education and professional credibility, despite some gender biases.
Cultural context plays a significant role, with egalitarian societies favoring merit while high power-distance cultures rely on familial legitimacy.

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Ozdemir et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b89b85696592c86ebc0c https://doi.org/10.1108/jsma-02-2025-0057

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April 23, 2026Journal of strategy and management

Successor selection and strategic performance in family businesses: the influence of gender, family ties, education, and experience

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Authors

OOOzlem Ozdemir SNSree Lekshmi Sreekumaran Nair JLJonathan Liu

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Qualitative study explores successor acceptance in family businesses, highlighting gender and educational factors.

Key Points

This study examines how gender, family ties, education, and experience influence the acceptance of successors in family businesses and their impact on strategic performance.
Qualitative, interpretive research design utilizing semi-structured online interviews.
Sample of 52 employees from family businesses across eight countries, focusing on diverse gender, education, and experience.
Thematic analysis employing a hybrid inductive–deductive approach with coding facilitated by NVivo software.
Employees prioritize education and experience in evaluating successors over kinship.
Female successors gain acceptance when they possess advanced education and professional credibility, despite some gender biases.
Cultural context plays a significant role, with egalitarian societies favoring merit while high power-distance cultures rely on familial legitimacy.

Cite This Study

Ozdemir et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b89b85696592c86ebc0c https://doi.org/10.1108/jsma-02-2025-0057

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