Inhalt

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   II. Summary
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   III. List of Tables
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   IV. List of Figures
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   V. List of Abbreviations
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   1. Introduction
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  2. Leadership in Family Businesses - Theoretical Background
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   2.1 Family Business Definition
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   2.2 State of the Art on Family Leadership Research
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   2.2.1 Application of Traditional Leadership Concepts
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   2.2.2 Individual Leadership Phenomena in Family Businesses
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   2.2.3 Leadership in the Plural
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   2.3 Microfoundations in Family Business Research
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   2.3.1 Emotional Endowment and Family Business Leadership
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   2.3.2 Family Business Leadership in the Plural and Mechanisms of Synchronization
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   2.3.3 The Relationship of Family Business Leadership, Strategy and Identity
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  3. Development of the Research Agenda
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  3.1 Challenges for Qualitative Research in Family Businesses
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   3.1.1 Research Approach
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   3.1.2 Theorizing in Qualitative Research
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   3.2 Three Essays on Family Leadership
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   3.3 Thesis Structure and Publication Status of the Studies
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  4. Essay 1: “Unpacking Socioemotional Wealth: Exploring the Origins of Affective Endowment in Founder Firms”
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   4.1 Introduction
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   4.2 The Origins and State of SEW Research
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   4.3 Challenges in SEW Research
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  4.4 Methodology
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   4.4.1 The Case Study Approach
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   4.4.2 Data Collection
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   4.4.3 Data Analysis
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   4.5 Findings
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   4.5.1 Achievement-related SEW Priorities
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   4.5.2 Ties-related SEW priorities
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   4.6 Discussion and Contribution
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   4.7 Conclusion
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  5. Essay 2: “Shared Leadership at the Top of Family Firms: How Sibling Teams Engage in Successful Co-leadership”
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   5.1 Introduction
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  5.2 Theoretical Background
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   5.2.1 Succession in Family Businesses
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   5.2.2 Sibling Teams
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   5.2.3 Shared Leadership in Family Businesses
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  5.3 Methodology
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   5.3.1 Research Design
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   5.3.2 Data Collection
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   5.3.3 Data Coding and Data Analysis
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  5.4 Findings
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   5.4.1 Reciprocated Affirmation
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   5.4.2 Shared Entrepreneurial Spirit
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   5.4.3 Acknowledging Complementarity
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   5.5 Discussion
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   5.5.1 Contribution
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   5.5.2 Limitations and Future Research
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   5.6 Conclusion and Practical Implications
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  6. Essay 3: “Navigating in a Sea of Change – How the Family Business Compass Enables Family Businesses a Successful Alignment of Strategy and Business Identity”
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   6.1 Introduction
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  6.2 Theoretical Background
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   6.2.1 Organizational Identity and Identity Claims
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   6.2.2 Family Business Identity
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   6.2.3 Family Business Strategy and the Strategy-Identity Nexus
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  6.3 Research Design
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   6.3.1 The Case Study Approach
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   6.3.2 Research Setting: The Case - Surviving 100 Years in the Clothing industry
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   6.3.3 Data Analysis
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   6.4 Findings
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   6.4.1 Drifting Apart: “The anachronistic founder”
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   6.4.2 Strategic Turnaround: “The 12 step program of change”
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   6.4.3 The Reinvention: “Back to the black swan”
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   6.4.4 The Functioning behind Family Business Strategy-Identity Gap Accomplishment
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  6.5 Discussion and Contribution
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   6.5.1 A Model of Strategy-Identity Gap Handling in Family Businesses
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   6.5.2 Implications for Research on Family Business and the Strategy-Identity Nexus
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   6.5.3 Limitations and Future Research
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   6.6 Conclusion
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   7. Discussion and Contribution
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   7.1 Summary of the Findings
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  7.2 Contribution to Existing Research
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   7.2.1 Theoretical Contribution
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   7.2.2 Methodological Contribution
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  8. Conclusion
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   8.1 Practical Implications
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   8.2 Limitations and Future Research Possibilities
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   8.3 Summary
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   VI. References