Keywords
FIBER
organizational resilence
family firms
family business
organization
covid-19
How to Cite
Accepted 2022-09-14
Published 2023-02-07
Abstract
Purpose: This paper explores the impact of Socioemotional Wealth (SEW) on family firms’ resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Through a multiple case study analysis, constructs drafted from the literature were associated with each of the FIBER approach dimensions and investigated through open-ended interviews with two family firm managers.
Findings: Results revealed which dimensions of this approach proved to be most relevant, and by which conditions they were influenced.
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