Dysfunction and Deviance Across Family Firms: Varying Reflections of the Dark Side (Palgrave Studies in Family Business Heterogeneity)

This book considers the differential occurrence and impact of deviance and dysfunction on family firms. The author argues that how family systems develop in family, cultural, and societal contexts, strongly affects differences in the types and levels of negative behaviours in family firms. By considering the context of recent developments and extensions in family systems theory, this book will guide future research investigating the impact of broader definitions of family to consider socio-legal, social-biological, and role-based families. It provides a retrospective look that lays the groundwork for a future research agenda that can blend and develop current management theory as it relates to family firms with the latest developments in family systems theory. Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgments Contents List of Tables 1 Dysfunctional Families, Dysfunctional Firms? References 2 Antecedents of Dysfunction and Deviance in the Family Firm 2.1 Conceptual Relationships 2.2 Interpersonal Conflict 2.3 Personality—The Dark Triad 2.4 Family Firm Context 2.5 Early Family Relationships 2.6 Environmental Influences 2.7 Concluding Comments References 3 Negative Acts Within Family Firms 3.1 Theoretical Assumptions 3.2 Individual Behaviors 3.3 Firm Level: Bifurcation Bias 3.4 Firm Level: Gender Discrimination 3.5 Firm Level: Conflict 3.6 Concluding Comments References 4 Damaging Behavior Directed Outside the Family Firm 4.1 Fraud 4.2 Financial Misconduct 4.3 Bribery/Corruption 4.4 Corporate Social Irresponsibility/Environmental Performance 4.5 Tax Avoidance/Tax Evasion 4.6 Concluding Comments References 5 Differential Impacts of Dysfunction and Deviance 5.1 Firm Performance 5.2 Firm Succession/Governance 5.3 Firm Reputation 5.4 Business Family Relationships 5.5 Constructive Deviance 5.6 Strategic Deviance/Dysfunction 5.7 Concluding Comments References 6 Fertile Ground for Exploring the Roots of “Bad” Behavior 6.1 Theoretical Perspectives 6.2 Dysfunctional Families—A Shock to the System 6.3 Parental Impact on Child Development 6.4 Siblings’ (and Peers’) Effects on Children and Adults 6.5 Kinship Ties, Dysfunction, and Function 6.6 Communication: The Family and the Firm 6.7 Deviance and Dysfunction across Cultures, Families, and Firms 6.8 Concluding Comments References 7 Diversity of Deviance and Dysfunction: Implications for Future Study 7.1 Family Firm Heterogeneity and Dysfunction 7.2 Framing Future Research: A Socioecological Approach 7.3 Microfoundations of Dysfunctional Behavior in Family Firms 7.4 Motivational Differences Across Family Firms 7.5 Concluding Comments References Index