The study purpose is to empirically demonstrate a theoretically grounded method for elucidating the underlying family relational processes that lead to resiliency that sustains an entrepreneurial culture across generations. The study is grounded in Sustainable Family Business and Contextual Family Therapy theories. Data were multi-informant (parents, adult child) and multi-method (videotaped business decision team interviews with verifying individual member interviews) allowing for coding of both verbal content and affect within interactions. Relational ethics, fairness, and justice in family relationships were used to interpret observable family behaviors indicative of underlying family resilience processes. The state of the family ledger, an overall accounting of the balance of give and take in family relationships over time, was assessed to better understand family resiliency (a capacity from which to draw to facilitate adaptation to change or adversity) and ultimately transgenerational transfer of entrepreneurial culture. Results indicate that entrepreneurial culture is influenced by relational ethics and the family ledger and may be altered across generations. Specifically, a more balanced ledger representing a higher degree of resiliency (a protective factor) opens the door to access and use of other family capital (financial, human, other social capital) that feeds and sustains an entrepreneurial culture across generations.

这项研究的目的是通过经验证明一种理论基础上的方法，用于阐明潜在的家庭关系过程，这些过程会导致韧性，并在整个世代维持着企业家的文化。该研究基于可持续的家族企业和背景家庭疗法理论。数据是多信息的（父母，成年子女）和多方法的（录像的业务决策团队访谈，并验证了个人访谈），从而可以对言语内容和互动中的影响进行编码。家庭关系中的关系伦理，公平和正义被用来解释可观察到的家庭行为，这些行为表明潜在的家庭复原力过程。家庭分类帐的状态，对一段时间内家庭关系的收受和收支平衡的总体核算，进行评估是为了更好地了解家庭的应变能力（通过这种能力可以促进适应变化或逆境），并最终实现企业家文化的跨代转移。结果表明，企业家文化受关系伦理学和家庭账本的影响，并可能在几代人之间发生变化。具体而言，代表更高弹性水平（保护因素）的更平衡的分类账为获取和使用其他家族资本（金融，人力，其他社会资本）打开了大门，这些家族资本为世代提供并维持了一种企业家文化。结果表明，企业家文化受关系伦理学和家庭账本的影响，并可能在几代人之间发生变化。具体而言，代表更高弹性水平（保护因素）的更平衡的分类账为获取和使用其他家族资本（金融，人力，其他社会资本）打开了大门，这些家族资本为世代提供并维持了一种企业家文化。结果表明，企业家文化受关系伦理学和家庭账本的影响，并可能在几代人之间发生变化。具体而言，代表更高弹性水平（保护因素）的更平衡的分类账为获取和使用其他家族资本（金融，人力，其他社会资本）打开了大门，这些家族资本为世代提供并维持了一种企业家文化。